bantering
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Nostalgic fans witnessed the brothers hugging and bantering on stage during their gigs, marking a new direction for the rock stars who had spent more than a decade publicly insulting one another.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
She enjoys the bantering vibe of the crews she’s on, even if she still misses working with children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
At the Q&A session afterward, Triet and Harari were in fine spirits on the eve of the film’s release, bantering on stage about whether they’d write together again.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023
Wearing sunglasses and a pink floral-print shirt, Mitchell and Carlile sat front and center in plush easy chairs, bantering like old friends sipping pinot grigio when not singing into matching golden microphones.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2023
One need hardly dwell on the catastrophic possibility of uttering a bantering remark only to discover it wholly inappropriate.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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