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jaded

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verb

past tense of jade

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jaded
Adjective
Still, even many jaded Angelenos couldn’t predict the world’s interest — some might say obsession — with Jackie and her mate, Shadow. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 But unlike many actors who start working as kids, Hayden had no sense of jaded child actor quality to her. — Tim Kring, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
Gen Zers jaded by sky-high tuition costs and workers wanting to ditch their unfulfilling desk jobs are turning to blue-collar jobs as their next professional adventure. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026 He's been jaded by, uh, Southern California surf culture. — Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jaded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaded
Adjective
  • The media never tired of describing Sea Change as his great breakup record.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • For those who are tired of such narratives, the appeal of the show will be in its interpretive stagecraft, which is impressive and clever.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Cut sketches include one in which Mitchell and Webb play English Civil War re-enactors who have grown bored of their roles and recreate a conflict between government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a rebel militia.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • His parents, both surgeons, moved around a lot and Liu would often get bored, turning to drawing to pass the time.
    — Lavender Au, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Maybe the modest size of tonight’s group wearied Nina.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Though their studio albums of the period all reached the top 20, the Dead were wearied by operating their own label, and Grateful Dead Records folded in late 1976.
    — Chris Morris, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Olivier tortured himself over her condition, remorseful and exhausted.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Among the items are discarded personal protective equipment, thermal insulation, electrical cabling, structural steel, rebar, loose soil, building concrete, and exhausted ion-exchange resins taken from water filtration networks.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • These short and intentional pauses from your tasks have been clinically proven to offer your weary brain a boost.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Jonathan Tucker as a fledgling FBI profiler, Mark McKinney as the local chief of police, Joe Cobden as the radio station’s head of ad sales and Fred Ewanuick as Tony’s weary brother are other standouts.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Jaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaded. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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