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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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Not Bridget Jones, freed from being an everywoman at last, and able to love herself.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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Bobbie adjusts to her new life as McEntire wields her grumbling everywoman sitcom humor once again.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Without laws, humans are forced to decide for themselves what constitutes justice or just plain revenge.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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Other bland foods, such as clear broth, saltine crackers, and plain potatoes, may also be tolerable in small servings.1 Spices: Ginger, turmeric, cayenne, and cinnamon, which have some anti-inflammatory properties, can help reduce symptoms.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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These roads are part of a historic path once traveled by royalty, samurais, monks and commoners.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Thank you, Trevor Denman, for bringing the sport of kings to all us commoners.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Large language models like Claude can create emails free of the typical spelling errors that have defined scam emails over the past 20 years.—
Kevin Korte,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Take a regular fast-food consumer who eats a typical meal of a burger on an industrial bun, fries and a soda, or a hot dog on industrial bread with chips and soda.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The song, now considered a protest anthem, is about a social revolution in which French proletarians stand against the ruling class — in this case, an oppressive monarchy.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Later in the novel, Hans’s mind turns to the brutality of occupation: If in the course of a five-day plan, 200,000 Berliners were removed by 50,000, these 50,000 proletarians would be fused into a collective by the shock of having killed.—
Rumaan Alam,
The New Republic,
21 June 2023
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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Brokers are still susceptible to an audit of their crypto sales, including via a John Doe Summons, which was widely used by the government with Coinbase, Kraken and other exchanges.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Those remains were unidentifiable and became known as John Doe.—
Veronica Fulton,
NBC News,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The panel did not stray from their earlier guesses for him, throwing out familiar names like Dave Matthews, Daryl Hall, and Pat Monahan of Train once more.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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There was also a memorandum of agreement about the move signed on Monday by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting SSA Commissioner Leland Dudek, according to one source familiar.—
Aaron Navarro,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Plain Jane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plain%20Jane. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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