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Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2023
When designing the resume format, think plain Jane, noncreative style highlighting your skills and accomplishments.
—Robin Ryan, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021
The sweet survey, which the food delivery company shared with Travel Leisure just in time for National Ice Cream Day on July 18, found those four flavors tied for the most popular — aside from plain Jane vanilla, which accounts for more than 26% of all ice cream sales in the United States.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2021
My family lived in this plain Jane development back in the late ’70s.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2021
This means that even your plain Jane, vanilla cookie lover will enjoy this cookie as much as the anything-goes cookie enthusiast.
—Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
The relationship is actually quite a bit more plain Jane than a lot of other relationships in the show.
—David Viramontes, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
Peer through their five spokes, and the standard cast-iron rotors and black calipers look plain Jane to those used to slotted discs and colorful binders, but there's always Porsche's $8970 ceramic composite brake option.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 6 Apr. 2022
After all, plain Jane is far from how anyone would describe Ban.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2022
Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2023
Noun
If a plain Jane hamburger is your thing, go for it.
—Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2023
When designing the resume format, think plain Jane, noncreative style highlighting your skills and accomplishments.
—Robin Ryan, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021
The sweet survey, which the food delivery company shared with Travel Leisure just in time for National Ice Cream Day on July 18, found those four flavors tied for the most popular — aside from plain Jane vanilla, which accounts for more than 26% of all ice cream sales in the United States.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2021
My family lived in this plain Jane development back in the late ’70s.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2021
This means that even your plain Jane, vanilla cookie lover will enjoy this cookie as much as the anything-goes cookie enthusiast.
—Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
The relationship is actually quite a bit more plain Jane than a lot of other relationships in the show.
—David Viramontes, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
Peer through their five spokes, and the standard cast-iron rotors and black calipers look plain Jane to those used to slotted discs and colorful binders, but there's always Porsche's $8970 ceramic composite brake option.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 6 Apr. 2022
After all, plain Jane is far from how anyone would describe Ban.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2022
Adjective
The Romans christened it Insula Minor, Lesser Island, as if forever bequeathing it plain-Jane status next to Ibiza and Mallorca, its alluring Balearic sisters.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plain Jane
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Bobbie adjusts to her new life as McEntire wields her grumbling everywoman sitcom humor once again.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
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Everyone else on the show is cheerfully hamming it up—Dakota Fanning harnessing elite levels of (spoiled) brat as another daughter-in-law, Eve Hewson modeling perplexed everywoman accessibility as the bride—and amid the liveliness, Kidman’s performance feels markedly out of place.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024
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To outside eyeballs and on plain boring statistics, Bazball is bruised and has to rewire the pyrotechnics before the bleeding starts.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Academics and mechanics, Filipinos and Armenians and Latinos and plain ol’ white folks.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Nettles is a commoner who manages to tame a wild dragon, known as Sheepstealer.James Grebey, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2024
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Instead, similar to Yasmin, he’s almost constantly befuddled that all his rank and access and riches can’t make the commoners like him.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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The menu isn’t especially sophisticated, but the food is heightened beyond typical red-sauce joints.Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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His attack on the news media is a typical feature of his rallies.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
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Later in the novel, Hans’s mind turns to the brutality of occupation: If in the course of a five-day plan, 200,000 Berliners were removed by 50,000, these 50,000 proletarians would be fused into a collective by the shock of having killed.Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 21 June 2023
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As a proudly class-conscious proletarian, Martin is naturally supportive of worker strikes.J. Hoberman, The New York Review of Books, 22 Oct. 2020
Adjective
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Like that terrible, homely, orange curly-haired nurse, with orange polyester and bad glasses.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
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The homely atmosphere is complemented by genuinely warm service, making guests feel more like visiting friends than restaurant patrons.Lela London, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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The complaint also describes an occasion where Phillips allegedly gave the boys beer and John Doe 4 passed out.David Bixenspan, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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After the anonymous individual’s interruption, John Doe was able to get up and leave.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Anyone expecting Morocco to be a complete culture shock will likely be surprised that there is so much familiar about Tangier thanks to the many writers and artists, from Eugène Delacroix and Henri Matisse to the Rolling Stones, whose imaginations have been captured by the city.Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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Jeanty carving up defenses on the bright blue turf at Boise State’s Albertsons Stadium has become a familiar sight this season, which has put him firmly in contention for the Heisman Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding player in college football.Sam Joseph, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Plain Jane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plain%20Jane. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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