as in to isolate
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
in his sad and lonely old age, he stiff-armed even once-beloved friends
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Recent Examples of stiff-arm
Daniels mustered an escape with a stiff-arm and lateral burst.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Andrew Greif Two stiff-arms and 24 yards later, Philadelphia tight end Dallas Goedert turned a second-and-1 situation into a touchdown for the Eagles.
—NBC News, 13 Jan. 2025
They stiff-arm congressional subpoenas or demands for information with spurious claims of state secrets, executive privilege or unwritten tradition.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
There was more than a grain of truth to the lament by Pence and company that the Democrats in Washington were stiff-arming comprehensive immigration legislation backed by Republicans and the Trump administration.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Feb. 2024
Washington’s offense still controlled the ball and clock enough, however, to stiff-arm the Giants’ late push away.
—Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2024
McIntosh once again showcased his burst and contact balance, fighting through defenders, stiff-arming tacklers and falling forward to generate explosive runs.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
Pearsall turned upfield and raced Antoine Winfield Jr. down the sideline, stiff-arming the Tampa Bay safety and fighting off his tackle to reach the end zone just before being hauled out of bounds.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
In fact, the ghosting of Biden may have to become a stiff-arm from Harris herself in these final days if her bid to block Trump is to have even odds.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Andrew Greif Two stiff-arms and 24 yards later, Philadelphia tight end Dallas Goedert turned a second-and-1 situation into a touchdown for the Eagles.
—NBC News, 13 Jan. 2025
They stiff-arm congressional subpoenas or demands for information with spurious claims of state secrets, executive privilege or unwritten tradition.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
There was more than a grain of truth to the lament by Pence and company that the Democrats in Washington were stiff-arming comprehensive immigration legislation backed by Republicans and the Trump administration.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Feb. 2024
Washington’s offense still controlled the ball and clock enough, however, to stiff-arm the Giants’ late push away.
—Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2024
McIntosh once again showcased his burst and contact balance, fighting through defenders, stiff-arming tacklers and falling forward to generate explosive runs.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
Pearsall turned upfield and raced Antoine Winfield Jr. down the sideline, stiff-arming the Tampa Bay safety and fighting off his tackle to reach the end zone just before being hauled out of bounds.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
In fact, the ghosting of Biden may have to become a stiff-arm from Harris herself in these final days if her bid to block Trump is to have even odds.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stiff-arm
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Egypt has already rejected money from Gulf States to help solve the Gaza refugee crisis and to isolate Hamas.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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The top lighting and the white palette follow through to isolate the actors, visually.—
Mark Peikert,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2025
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The Arctic air will blast across the the Midwest with subzero wind chill temperatures and stiff northwesterly winds, AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
11 Dec. 2024
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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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But in September 2022 the new constitution was voted down, rejected in all 16 regions in Chile.—
Sammy Feldblum,
The Dial,
30 Jan. 2025
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The passage of the bill signals a GOP civil war brewing between DeSantis and Perez and Albritton, who rejected the governor's immigration proposal in favor of their own plan.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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These same, once skeptical business leaders rallied around Trump in 2017 but were repulsed by many of his words and actions within eight months, withdrawing support, not returning to give him a second chance until now.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Western publics by and large have managed to stave off compassion fatigue and remain committed to helping Ukraine repulse the Russian invasion.—
Nina Jankowicz,
Foreign Affairs,
4 May 2023
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Funding for United Nations agencies, including peacekeeping, human rights and refugee agencies, have been traditional targets for Republican administrations to cut.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Stocks rapidly cut those losses after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Trump struck a deal to delay the tariffs for one month.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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Intense light works wonders when repelling the creatures of meth, as do air horns and other sonic blasts.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
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One shopper added that the fabric repels water better than the sunbrella fabrics on their other furniture.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Jan. 2025
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On Oscar nominations morning, she was sadly snubbed.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2025
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Lindor, the heart and soul of the Mets, was snubbed last season for the All-Star Game and a Gold Glove, despite being an elite defensive shortstop.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 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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“Stiff-arm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stiff-arm. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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