as in clam
a cold aloof person
my new boss is a cold turkey and definitely not one for chitchat
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Recent Examples of cold turkey
Ray lost over 40 pounds in four months and quit the medicine cold turkey after hitting his goal, with his prescribing doctor’s blessing.
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Carma Hassan, CNN, 16 Nov. 2024
Some find that they are drawn to alcohol and going cold turkey is quite a shock.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Heavy drinkers who go cold turkey may experience mild to severe withdrawal symptoms, including shaky hands, headaches, anxiety, nausea and vomiting, and insomnia.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
After a grim prognosis from a doctor, Sanchez was motivated to stop drinking cold turkey.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Carma Hassan, CNN, 16 Nov. 2024
Some find that they are drawn to alcohol and going cold turkey is quite a shock.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Heavy drinkers who go cold turkey may experience mild to severe withdrawal symptoms, including shaky hands, headaches, anxiety, nausea and vomiting, and insomnia.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
After a grim prognosis from a doctor, Sanchez was motivated to stop drinking cold turkey.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold turkey
Noun
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The boutiques, surf shops, and cafes are easier to explore, and those iconic clam chowder bowls?—
Cliff Lewis,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2025
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Other choices are clam chowder ($2.22, $2.92), French onion ($2.92).—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Lancelot, still the Round Table’s greatest hero, is a bit of a cold fish with an unexpected role to play as the saga winds to its close.—
Elizabeth Hand,
Washington Post,
16 July 2024
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This emulsified mixture of garlic, olive oil and egg is a classic accompaniment to fish (especially cold fish).—
Domenica Marchetti,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2024
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It’s subsequently gone viral on TikTok for videos of customers pulling apart its gooey mozzarella sticks.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Afterward, as the crowd roared and his teammates rapped their sticks on the boards, Ovechkin took a lap around the ice in the spotlight.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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An Iceberg the Size of the Windy City The iceberg, named A-84 by the U.S. National Ice Center, is about 19 miles long and 11 miles wide.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Influential Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland talked to art critic Eddy Frankel about his latest muse — icebergs— for Independent.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Cold turkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20turkey. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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