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Recent Examples of plain Jane
EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Jane starts off literally like plain Jane, very sweet and wholesome.
—EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
If a plain Jane hamburger is your thing, go for it.
—Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2023
When designing the resume format, think plain Jane, noncreative style highlighting your skills and accomplishments.
—Robin Ryan, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021
This means that even your plain Jane, vanilla cookie lover will enjoy this cookie as much as the anything-goes cookie enthusiast.
—Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
The relationship is actually quite a bit more plain Jane than a lot of other relationships in the show.
—David Viramontes, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
Peer through their five spokes, and the standard cast-iron rotors and black calipers look plain Jane to those used to slotted discs and colorful binders, but there's always Porsche's $8970 ceramic composite brake option.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 6 Apr. 2022
After all, plain Jane is far from how anyone would describe Ban.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2022
Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Dec. 2024
The Romans christened it Insula Minor, Lesser Island, as if forever bequeathing it plain-Jane status next to Ibiza and Mallorca, its alluring Balearic sisters.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2023
Noun
Jane starts off literally like plain Jane, very sweet and wholesome.
—EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Jane starts off literally like plain Jane, very sweet and wholesome.
—EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
If a plain Jane hamburger is your thing, go for it.
—Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2023
When designing the resume format, think plain Jane, noncreative style highlighting your skills and accomplishments.
—Robin Ryan, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021
This means that even your plain Jane, vanilla cookie lover will enjoy this cookie as much as the anything-goes cookie enthusiast.
—Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
The relationship is actually quite a bit more plain Jane than a lot of other relationships in the show.
—David Viramontes, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
Peer through their five spokes, and the standard cast-iron rotors and black calipers look plain Jane to those used to slotted discs and colorful binders, but there's always Porsche's $8970 ceramic composite brake option.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 6 Apr. 2022
After all, plain Jane is far from how anyone would describe Ban.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2022
Adjective
And while your Christmas tree might ordinarily be decked out with plain-Jane trimmings or classic tinsel, Walmart has the iconic Hallmark ornaments that will not only remind you of the good old days but spice up your decor.
—Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Dec. 2024
The Romans christened it Insula Minor, Lesser Island, as if forever bequeathing it plain-Jane status next to Ibiza and Mallorca, its alluring Balearic sisters.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plain Jane
Noun
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The modernist visage embraces the everywoman who just wants to get into bed and nap—talk about art imitating life.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
15 May 2025
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Not Bridget Jones, freed from being an everywoman at last, and able to love herself.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The plain version of the chips got a high score, while the other, with a tequila lime flavoring, scored poorly.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
26 May 2025
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To critics, the obvious answer would be ego, stubbornness or just plain stupidity.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Noun
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His study has revealed that the fortified city covers a whopping 360 hectares and sported more than 1,100 structures—including temples, ball courts and different neighborhoods for the commoners and the elite—and 2.5 miles of walls.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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And, a mob of commoners riled up by a man known as the Shepherd decide that enough is enough: Time to get rid of these dragons.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
22 July 2024
Adjective
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The accompanying video – well, better classified as all-encompassing graphics that sucked you into the visual vortex – of football fields and basketball courts pulled at the hearts of 17,000 people as Chesney sang of days gone by with his typical earnestness.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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In August, 1939, the British physiologist Alan Hodgkin and his student Andrew Huxley (Aldous’s half brother) examined squid giant axons, which are up to a thousand times thicker than typical human nerve fibres and thus easier to study.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Fundamentally, the proletarian forfeits not so much income as individual freedom and the sovereignty of his or her class.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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On the one hand, the proletarian contributes every bit of on-the-clock activity to the value of the resulting commodity.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ford’s shrewd boss, Robert McNamara, was ready to kill the nameplate altogether, facing another homely redesign approved for 1961.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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Here too, a bench with drawers (like the one seen here from Reform) provides a practical and homely solution.—
Katharina Schwarze,
Architectural Digest,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For decades, the set of remains were dubbed Scattered Man John Doe until New Jersey State Police teamed up with the Ramapo College of New Jersey’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center to identified the person.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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New documentary shows how a trio of brothers were instrumental in shaping SoCal punk John Doe said he was conflicted about the gig.—
Jim Ruland,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Some of this uncertainty is coming from familiar sources, and some from new developments.—
Amanda Tickel,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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With three birdies also added on the card, Scheffler walked into the clubhouse with a familiar position on the leaderboard at a major.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Plain Jane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plain%20Jane. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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