as in dismissal
treatment that is deliberately unfriendly
ever since our run-in at the party she's been giving me the silent treatment
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Recent Examples of silent treatment
The team gave Diaz the trademark silent treatment at first, before mobbing him in front of the television cameras and joining in on the celebration.
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Josh Criswell, Chron, 14 May 2023
That silent treatment should end today.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2021
After that first homer, did anyone in the dugout give you the silent treatment?
—Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2022
Other countries that recently elected right-wing governments, such as Italy or Sweden, haven’t seen their leaders get the silent treatment from Washington.
—Eugene Kontorovich, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2022
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Josh Criswell, Chron, 14 May 2023
That silent treatment should end today.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2021
After that first homer, did anyone in the dugout give you the silent treatment?
—Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2022
Other countries that recently elected right-wing governments, such as Italy or Sweden, haven’t seen their leaders get the silent treatment from Washington.
—Eugene Kontorovich, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silent treatment
Noun
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Note that states with lots of quits and dismissals also ranked high on hirings.Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 20 Nov. 2024
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The dismissal of Douglas, who was 30-64 and had no winning seasons in his tenure, came exactly six weeks after Johnson fired Saleh as coach on Oct. 8 after the Jets were 2-3 to open the year.Dennis Waszak Jr., Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2024
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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
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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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That’s consistent with the millennium’s rejection of cultural heritage.Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024
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Ordinary credit has recently hit record-high rejection rates.Erik Sherman, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Silent treatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent%20treatment. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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