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
Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 July 2025
The crown’s intricate decorations, including gold beads and jade pieces, highlight the craftsmanship of the era.
—Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Lucy is depicted as cynical, becoming jaded and rethinking her future as a matchmaker.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 15 June 2025
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Verb
Four of the colorways—tea, jade, classic, and black and white—offer an easy way to try the polka-dot trend, but if that’s not your vibe, there are plenty of floral prints to choose from too.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 July 2025
The crown’s intricate decorations, including gold beads and jade pieces, highlight the craftsmanship of the era.
—Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Noun
This presents a new choice for Android users and a potential AI-centric alternative for iPhone users jaded by the lack of AI.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Lucy is depicted as cynical, becoming jaded and rethinking her future as a matchmaker.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jade
Verb
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The classes are highly scripted and, in my opinion, boring.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Aug. 2025
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In the early episodes, when everyone’s still getting to know each other, are the conversations boring?—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For the Giles family of Waukegan, who sold roasted corn on the cob on a stick, seasoning the cob with mayo, cheese, butter and chili pepper creates a handheld treat with no dishes to toss, just organic materials to recycle.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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This goes double for recipes that require you to cut the kernels from the cob.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Hopping onto the monochromatic look, and keeping the feminine ties to the silhouette and not the color scheme, these $90 take on the coquette trend and meets it with its sporty figure.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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West Elm European Flax Linen Ruffle Sheet Set $279 West Elm Employing the teeniest of ruffles, this West Elm sheet set features just a hint of twee detailing, almost like a playful coquette.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Then eventually, the fish starts to tire out.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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So people shouldn’t swim against the current, which puts them at risk of tiring out.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ford managed to stay on the steed for just a few seconds, before he was flung off the horse and landed on his back in the dirt.—
Jon-Michael Banks,
Kansas City Star,
31 July 2025
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Groups like Happy Trails Walking Horses and Amelia Island Horseback Riding are more than happy to set you up with a stunning steed.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 July 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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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
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Breaking up the wearying journey, devotees gather for outbreaks of extravagant revelry – ground-shaking music and dancing fueled by devotion, ganja and alcohol, as befits in their eyes Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and renewal, to whom the festival is dedicated.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Kahaku is also a member of the Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word skate team, a nonprofit sponsored by the American Skateboarding Association that focuses on giving girls and women in skateboarding opportunities, funding and recognition.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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After hanging up his skates, Dryden continued to have a significant impact on hockey.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Jade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jade. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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