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jives

  • present tense form
    of jive (3rd person singular).
    jive
    noun
    swing music or early jazz.

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But it also jives with what’s happening in artificial intelligence financing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

He had been a singles skater but turning jumps into jives is not an overnight job.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2025

Standard time, the group argues, better jives with the movement of the sun and the circadian rhythm, or body clock, of human beings.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 11, 2023

By checking in on irrigation systems and soil wetness, especially during the early transplant/growing days, you'll work out a routine that jives for your specific plan.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2022

So now my jives are off: pray Heaven he be here!

From Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (2 of 10) - the Humourous Lieutenant by Francis Beaumont