as in OK
being to one's liking
once they hook up the game system, everything will be jake around here
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Recent Examples of jake
Avoid using tom or jake decoys on public lands and always keep decoys in a bag when walking through the woods.
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Adam Moore, Outdoor Life, 10 Mar. 2023
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Adam Moore, Outdoor Life, 10 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jake
Adjective
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This lineup of alcohol-free drinks—okay, fine, mocktail recipes—offers a vibrant, inventive way to craft festive zero-proof beverages.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Putting your hands on someone is never, ever okay.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Wolvaardt a fine century on the back of her impressive semifinal performance.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Dark Renaissance will teach you a great deal about Marlowe’s brilliance and the Elizabethan era—its theater, the aristocracy, the spy craft, and the finer points of drawing and quartering religious dissidents.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Link play is alright, but David Moyes will want more soon.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In the first clip, he can be seen making sure his partner is alright before the two get up to try again.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This year, his 15 defensive runs saved were well behind the Blue Jays’ Ernie Clement and the Guardians’ Steve Kwan (22), but he was tied for second with all right fielders and ahead of Frelick (nine) and Carroll (eight).—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Usually the artist will feel obligated to give the audience a breather with at least a couple songs that deal with something other than the central rupture, or which flash forward to assure everyone that the singer is doing all right and healing up, thank you, post-split.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Jake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jake. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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