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
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Nazanin goes through the same preparations as Salme, who has turned supremely pious in the intervening years, and Zari, who has grown more level-headed, not to say jaded.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
The Southeast Asian nation is also home to the best jade and ruby on the planet, much of it extracted by young men addicted to the same drugs that are flooding the global market.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Verb
While her peers are jaded day players, Shawkat is always looking for her most authentic performance.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Nazanin goes through the same preparations as Salme, who has turned supremely pious in the intervening years, and Zari, who has grown more level-headed, not to say jaded.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
Save any healthy jade stems pruned off the plant and use them to propagate a new plant.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
The Southeast Asian nation is also home to the best jade and ruby on the planet, much of it extracted by young men addicted to the same drugs that are flooding the global market.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jade
Verb
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Also, notice that balance doesn’t mean boring or drafting low-upside players.—
Owen Poindexter,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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The biggest reason the internet appears bored and uninterested with the Samsung Galaxy S25 range can be attributed to the maturation and plateauing of the smartphone market.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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To freeze kernels of corn, remove the corn kernels from the cob.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 July 2024
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How To Serve Boiled Corn on the Cob Corn on the cob purists will just add a little salt and butter and call it a day.—
Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
13 June 2024
Noun
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Swim Week solidified the coquette swim trend as one to watch for the next couple of summers.—
Victoria Montalti,
refinery29.com,
4 June 2024
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The coquette trend is here to stay, according to Taylor Swift.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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The rump can withstand bites, scratches and other forms of attack effectively, until the predator tires out and moves on.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
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This is a complicated play to decipher in real-time, with all the issues Kapil addresses, and by the end of a second act that feels a bit too long, your brain might start to tire.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This summer, British model Lila Moss was spotted atop one of the neon green steeds; while award-winning fashion designer, Stella McCartney, was seen going for an evening ride around Notting Hill with Kate Hudson in 2023.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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From $61 An Evening of Dancing Horses spotlights world-class equestrians and their steeds performing choreographed routines to live music by Spinphony Electric String Quartet.—
Alayna Alvarez,
Axios,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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That show featured a song called 'The Yama Yama Man,’ in which chorus girls cavorted in Yama Yama suits while a soubrette sang about the creepy Yama Yama Man.—
Bulletin Board,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2017
Verb
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He is wearied but stays firm in the notion that his job isn’t to badger and demean the half of the country that disagrees with him.—
Ismail Muhammad,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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But this is a fanbase — and perhaps a team — wearied by near-misses.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For Hagel’s bout, he was seen egging on the crowd after getting back on his skates, trying to use home ice to Canada’s advantage.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The series has the capacity to become a global, returnable franchise, with subsequent seasons focusing on different icons from around the skate world.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Jade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jade. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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