as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
the jading task of sorting and counting change
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as in tiring
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 Synonyms for jading
Adjective
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Then Saturday, Columbus sputtered to a disappointing (and boring) scoreless draw at home against the Houston Dynamo, one of the weakest MLS teams.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025 -
Literature that doesn’t contain its own version of this deal—literature that tries to freeze-frame reality instead of transmuting it—is often boring, even alienating.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Follow the money: The stock market, for one, is tiring of such shenanigans.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
7 Mar. 2025
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In Aurora, voters seem to be tiring of two-term incumbent Republican Richard Irvin, who was the top vote getter but got just 38%.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The 2024-25 Bruins are slow, short on skill, inconsistent on defense and diminished in net.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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But Donald Trump’s tariff attacks on Canada—and, even more, his insistence that the country should be incorporated as the fifty-first state—may halt this slow drift into the United States’ baleful orbit, at least for now.—
Bill McKibben,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Americans have grown weary; not just of the news, but also of the entire miserable chore of learning about it.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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That reputation began in 70 C.E. when the mineral springs were directed into a massive bathhouse for weary Roman soldiers.—
Cat Sposato,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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When Luca pulls a gun on him, ordering him to drive, Spencer quickly disarms him and then slaps him for the stupid move.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
9 Mar. 2025
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Indexing gives you a better chance to ‘be less stupid.’ — Investment advisor Barry Ritholtz Those dismal statistics come to us via the latest annual SPIVA scorecard (the acronym stands for Standard and Poor’s Index vs. Active).—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The fight was very dull and Ankalaev most held his way to the victory.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Without their alternate selves to tug at them, these characters would be dull, dull, dull.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Every year in the US, there are approximately 35,000 ER visits due to unintentional medication overdoses among children under 5 years old.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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The other part of him, the innie, is for all intents and purposes 2 1/2 years old.—
Gary Levin,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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At the ruins of Palisades Presbyterian Church, Park stood on dusty ground and pointed to a spot in the rubble.—
Jason DeRose,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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The dusty blue cabinets and traditional veined marble bring the perfect amount of old money class, while wooden elements, like beams, shelves, and a dining table, warm up the room.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Jading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jading. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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