as in to bore
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous
a steady diet of nothing but lobster would jade the palate of even the most ardent lobster lover
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Recent Examples of jade
Judy Berman, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Set in North Carolina, A Walk To Remember follows jaded high school senior Landon Carter (West) who falls in love with his shy, overachieving classmate Jamie Sullivan (Moore) who is secretly dying from leukemia.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
The subtle jade shade (which is more of a mint) adds a playful pop to an ensemble and can be paired with everything from a chunky grey cashmere sweater to a silky white shirt or a strapless top in summer.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025
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Verb
His creative compromises can be devastating to the ambitious Quinn, who has yet to become fully jaded.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Set in North Carolina, A Walk To Remember follows jaded high school senior Landon Carter (West) who falls in love with his shy, overachieving classmate Jamie Sullivan (Moore) who is secretly dying from leukemia.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
Use stones like rose quartz or jade here to attract prosperity and self-love.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
The subtle jade shade (which is more of a mint) adds a playful pop to an ensemble and can be paired with everything from a chunky grey cashmere sweater to a silky white shirt or a strapless top in summer.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jade
Verb
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This strategy worked for him for about 10 years—and then began to bore him silly.—
Art Spiegelman,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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The real struggle was getting reacquainted with being bored.—
Andrew Mambo,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Kids were on shucking duty, while the adults were in charge of cutting the corn off the cob.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2025
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Serves 4 Time 1 hour Corn Mexican Recipes Recipes by Cuisine Recipes by Ingredient Ingredients 3 ears field corn, or sweet corn, kernels cut from the cobs, cobs halved crosswise, divided Kosher salt 1 large bunch fresh chipilín leaves (8 oz.), stemmed, or 6 oz.—
Claudia Sántiz,
Saveur,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The supermodel amped up the coquette look with a black ribbon in her hair. 04 of 18 Camila Cabello For the Chanel Paris Fashion Week show, Camila Cabello opted for a black tweed suit with a subtle white plaid print.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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So for all the coquette girlies on a budget, LoveShackFancy brushes are the biggest no-brainer.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Sophomore Madison Booker can match Hidalgo and Miles shot-for-shot, and Texas’ defensive pressure frequently tires opponents.—
Ben Pickman,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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The lack of oxygen and nutrient-rich blood from poor circulation can cause the muscles to tire sooner and can create feelings of exhaustion.—
Jane Kim,
Verywell Health,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One teammate started swiftly, only to get bucked off her steed at the final spin.—
Daniel Eduardo Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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As horse-girl fiction expanded into dragon-riding fiction over the past half century, this new interpretation of a steed and rider has continued to influence beauty-and-the-beast stories.—
Rebecca Scofield / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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She is gifted with a lovely color of a lyric soprano suitable for roles in the spectrum from a lyric, lyric coloratura to a soubrette.—
Heide Janssen,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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Not only did diners want to enjoy her singing in the cabaret, no doubt many could not resist coming to see for themselves the soubrette who had inspired such fury in the late George VI.—
Olivia Williams,
Town & Country,
1 June 2021
Verb
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Johnny works 40 minutes past one and goes to bed wearied by the Sisyphean task.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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Amid all this morphing, what has stayed constant is that COVID has been, in one way or another, wearying in a bone-deep way.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In two starts since Merzlikins left a morning skate early and was said by the club to be injured, Greaves has stopped 61 of 63 shots to lead the Blue Jackets to two must-wins.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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On Saturday, after Florida’s morning skate before playing the Buffalo Sabres, Ekbald spoke to the media for the first time since the league announced his suspension on March 10.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Jade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jade. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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