1
as in dude
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
a snooty little jay who refused to wear anything but designer labels
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as in magpie
a person who talks constantly
the stranger's incessant chatter was annoying, and she was the kind of jay that I didn't have in mind when I entered the park
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Recent Examples of jay
The seeds were most likely transported from the mainland by birds, possibly jays that are known to transport seeds a long distance, or possibly by cones floating across the ocean.
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Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
Utah’s canyon country has always been a source of rejuvenation and connection for me — the kaleidoscope of rocks, raucous pinyon jays, the legacy of millennia of inhabitants.
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Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
Scrub jays are very smart and inquisitive, and the jay’s interest in your house might just be curiosity over the new structure.
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Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
Their acorns are also a favorite food of woodpeckers and jays, and their large branches and cavities provide birds with shelter and nesting sites.
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Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2026
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Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
Utah’s canyon country has always been a source of rejuvenation and connection for me — the kaleidoscope of rocks, raucous pinyon jays, the legacy of millennia of inhabitants.
—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
Scrub jays are very smart and inquisitive, and the jay’s interest in your house might just be curiosity over the new structure.
—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
Their acorns are also a favorite food of woodpeckers and jays, and their large branches and cavities provide birds with shelter and nesting sites.
—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for jay
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jay
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Mariana is not pleased to hear this, and he's got some rough-looking dudes with him.
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Even big dudes who've won Super Bowls can't help being little brothers.
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Even the New York Times got in on the action, with a profile of the eccentric Sitwell (the charms her magpie, Hecate, are impossible to resist).
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Over to the corvid family for some intelligence, and the raven gets the nod for its size advantage over the magpie and the jay.
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Page Six also caught Swift besties Ashley Avignone and Gigi Hadid, as well as Hadid's beau, Bradley Cooper, en route from the model's Manhattan apartment.
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After a year apart, Bruss moved back to Los Angeles to be with her beau and the rest was history.
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“Jay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jay. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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