as in to isolate
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
cold-shouldered by his old friends after his family had lost all of its money
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as in dismissal
treatment that is deliberately unfriendly
at the party the two former friends consciously gave each other the cold shoulder
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Recent Examples of cold-shoulder
Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Continue reading … ‘NOT TAKING THE LOSS WELL’ – Social media erupts following Jill Biden's apparent cold shoulder for VP Harris at event.
—Fox News, 13 Nov. 2024
Despite its rocky start and the Grammys’ cold shoulder, Anti remains on the Billboard 200 today, now the longest-running album by a Black woman in the chart’s history (445 weeks and counting).
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
Video on social media showed the awkward moment when Putintseva appeared to give the ball girl a cold shoulder during the second set of the 6-3, 6-4 loss.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2024
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Noun
All this is to say: The 82nd Golden Globes mark yet another occasion in which Cyrus gave convention a cold shoulder, alongside Jeremy Strong and his oversized tinted sunnies (plus mint green bucket hat).
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Continue reading … ‘NOT TAKING THE LOSS WELL’ – Social media erupts following Jill Biden's apparent cold shoulder for VP Harris at event.
—Fox News, 13 Nov. 2024
Despite its rocky start and the Grammys’ cold shoulder, Anti remains on the Billboard 200 today, now the longest-running album by a Black woman in the chart’s history (445 weeks and counting).
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
Video on social media showed the awkward moment when Putintseva appeared to give the ball girl a cold shoulder during the second set of the 6-3, 6-4 loss.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold-shoulder
Verb
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Many users joined the app in early 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic was otherwise isolating them from community and other creative outlets.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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White Anglo-Saxon Protestants used racist stereotypes about immigrants and alcohol to limit their access to it and isolate them from their communities and cultures.—
Sam Woodward,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Saints went on a seven-game losing streak after that hot start which led to the eventual dismissal of Saints head coach Dennis Allen.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
27 Jan. 2025
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Spared in this round of dismissals, however, was Michael Horowitz, the longtime Justice Department inspector general who has issued reports on assorted politically explosive criminal investigations over the last decade.—
Zeke Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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What was the excuse for snubbing his work on Conclave, the kind of craft-heavy, visually appealing filmmaking the Academy often favors?—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
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Despite its strong showing, director Jon M. Chu and the film's screenplay were notably snubbed, missing key categories like Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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No spanking, humiliation, silent treatment, name calling, withholding of love and affection, or nonsensical punishments and consequences.—
Meghan Leahy,
Washington Post,
3 July 2024
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After her husband retired, the disengagement, silent treatment and lack of support that characterized the relationship worsened.—
Abby Ellin,
Washington Post,
1 July 2024
Verb
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While the Obama administration rejected Cheney’s outsized role for itself, Joe Biden still became a close adviser and helped achieve administration goals.—
Roy Brownell,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2025
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Greens, blues, and reds remain masculine while rejecting the conventions of more conservative styles.—
Ian Malone,
Vogue,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Yip says features and design elements, everything like a pocket placement to how a jacket may work with gloves—or even how smooth or stiff the zipper sliding action is—is all under consideration when designing.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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The dialogue was ham-handed, the performances stiff, the villain lame, the story stupid.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 July 2024
Verb
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Releasing fullback Alec Ingold after June 1 would cut his 2025 Dolphins cap hit from $4.9 million to $1.2 million.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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Each student will receive a collection of cut flower seeds for the Spring season.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2025
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Liska and Copper’s text also, uncomfortably, makes constant, slighting reference to Bachrach’s body.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2024
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The deference being shown to the Big Ten and SEC conferences isn’t sitting well with some outsiders, who feel they are being slighted by the CFP selection committee.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
19 Nov. 2024
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