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
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
Around the country, many students feel jaded by the high costs of college tuition.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2025
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
At Taiwan’s National Palace Museum, a jade cabbage continues to amaze visitors with its striking resemblance to the real vegetable.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Refn agrees that the soul of artistry in a commercial world rest in the hands of younger audiences who, despite having exponentially more distractions and forms of media to consume, aren’t yet jaded.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
Around the country, many students feel jaded by the high costs of college tuition.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2025
Noun
Beyond its ability to sustain life, the Hotan's sediments once contained nephrite jade in both white and green varieties, making the region a key stop along the historic Silk Road, where traders once exchanged jade, silk and stories of far-off lands.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
At Taiwan’s National Palace Museum, a jade cabbage continues to amaze visitors with its striking resemblance to the real vegetable.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jade
Verb
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His certainly-not-boring tale mortified numerous colleagues, including Crick, who even tried to block the book's publication.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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This solid colored wool rug was the perfect neutral-but-not-boring option to balance out the space between visuals editor Lizzie Soufleris’ living room and dining area.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Khloé said, showing off the pumpkin decorating stations, trees decorated with cobwebs, witches' hats, cob-webs and bats, and the orange and black balloon arches.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Plain, boiled or on the grill, most respondents eat their sweet corn in one of two ways: either across the cob or around it.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In Riviera Romance, feminine silhouettes and prints were more elevated compared to last spring’s coquette styling.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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Goth’s look put a gothic spin on the coquette aesthetic, with her hair in a half-up, half-down style and fringe to frame her face.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Unlike bears and big cats, which kill their prey and then consume it, canines oftentimes tire their prey, bring it down, and start feasting on and around the hind quarters while the animal is still alive.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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Will drivers adapt to sharing the road with machines that never tire or lose focus?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The steeds that started out gray but got painted hot pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Oct. 2025
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In Galaxy 2, Mario can hop on his trusty dinosaur steed and leverage Yoshi's unique abilities while traversing the inventive planetoid stages.—
Jeffrey L. Wilson,
PC Magazine,
20 Sep. 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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And then, with wearying inevitability, the Premier League would follow suit.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The leanness and intensity of the production — a 35-day shoot, with only 11 days in the main location — were exhilarating but wearying.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Winnipeg media spent much of the morning skate talking to the Blackhawks and Jeff Blashill about Chicago’s defensive prowess.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The owner’s from New York, and a lot of different artists and entertainers will come through this place just because of the skate culture.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Jade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jade. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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