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banter

[ban-ter] / ˈbæn tər /




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Their banter with each other before singing, not to mention their duet itself, embraced the liveliness and feminine feminist-ness of that song.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Instagram account describes itself as a place for "the best confessions, memes and banter in Cardiff" and has more than 14,000 followers.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

One of the most surprising findings I had researching this book was the importance of banter, of humor, of fun, of doing things that waters the garden of the community.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Hosted by Law & Order SVU star Mariska Hargitay - the first woman to host in 15 years - the ceremony was packed with cameos from celebrities, emotional speeches, touching tributes and plenty of banter.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

For the next twenty minutes, we talk and banter, and I decide that Candie might be a chill person.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Bergstrom, 41, spends most nights on a live-shopping app called Whatnot, where hosts like him auction collectibles in real time to an audience that simultaneously banters and bids on his goods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

But he makes frequent appearances on Israeli TV and radio, displaying a cheerful demeanor, quit wit and knack for deflecting criticism as he banters with his hosts.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2022

As the host of the company’s podcast, “We Don’t Know Either,” Bitler banters with her District Trivia cohorts and unearths particularly fascinating facts.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2019

Before a seated, audience of 2,000, each rose banters for five minutes or so.

From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2019

Sterne pokes fun at people and things; he banters the extravagance of private humour; but it is always with a consciousness that he is himself more extravagant than any one.

From Some Diversions of a Man of Letters by Edmund Gosse

During the launch of a curriculum with Sesame Workshop, Chan bantered with Elmo in a promotional video.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Harvick noted as much as he signed off from the Clash, where he and former teammate Bowyer bantered throughout Harvick’s second trial by fire.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

Welsh actors Sir Anthony Hopkins and Sir Jonathan Pryce bantered about who was the more Welsh on the set of their latest film, its director has said.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024

Speaking by video call from their home in suburban London, the Gowers bantered about their partnership and delved into the gory details behind “The Last of Us” and “House of the Dragon.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2023

Assuming that the rest of his team would be appearing shortly, Beidleman snapped some photos, bantered with Boukreev, and sat down to wait.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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

But it didn’t stop him from talking to a reporter or bantering with his friends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2024

"They spent most of the day bantering about which of them was the more Welsh."

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024

He watched as his team batted at the start of what would be a roughly five-hour match, bantering about cricket and careers with the players, who huddled on bleachers under a small square of shade.

From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2023

I recalled that the commanding officer had recently said to me in a bantering way, “Mandela, you ought to retire to the Transkei and take a good long rest.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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