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verb

past tense of jade

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Recent Examples of jaded
Adjective
The hope is that another leader — perhaps popular Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham or the left-wing former deputy leader Angela Rayner — would appeal to a jaded electorate. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 12 May 2026 But, even if Church’s propensity to recruit nature for heavy-handed symbolism can seem too much today, something about his work—some combination of thrilling ambition, tact tethered to empiricism, and loving tenderness—continues to magnetize our spectacle-jaded eyes. Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 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
  • If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2026
  • The Ukrainian president also said the majority of Russians had grown tired of missile and drone attacks, inflation and fuel shortages, and were ready for peace.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Adjective
  • The fast tempo isn't the lazy thunk of a guard's boots or even the confident, slightly bored stride of a lawyer's dark tan Derby shoes.
    Danielle Parker, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • Some kids, especially older ones, might get bored with just a small collection of items.
    Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 5 June 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
  • International cave-diving teams are navigating jagged, zero-visibility passages while weighing whether to guide the exhausted, untrained villagers underwater or wait for receding floodwaters, echoing dilemmas from Thailand’s 2018 cave rescue.
    Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Rice looked exhausted a few weeks back but returned to form as the season reached its climax.
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Adjective
  • In tax-weary Santa Clara County, San Jose leaders pushed for the ballot measure to shift the financial burden to visitors by increasing the city’s transient occupancy tax, levied on hotel and short-term rental guests, from 10% to 12%.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
  • His athleticism and vision will benefit Canada when opposition defenders grow weary late in games.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 June 2026

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“Jaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaded. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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