as in clam
a cold aloof person
my new boss is a cold turkey and definitely not one for chitchat
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But because the medication is intended to treat obesity and Type 2 diabetes—both serious, chronic conditions—quitting cold turkey without a doctor’s guidance may be dangerous.
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Bylindsey Leake, Fortune, 22 May 2024
Hormones regulate a person’s mind and body, and going cold turkey could send patients into depressive spirals or worse.
—Casey Parks, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
This helped my babies adjust to the bag-like fit of a traditional sleep sack without having to make the transition from swaddling cold turkey.
—Emily Hochberg, Parents, 11 Mar. 2024
Displaying the kind of discipline that characterized his fictional detective, Hammett stopped that day, cold turkey.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2023
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Bylindsey Leake, Fortune, 22 May 2024
Hormones regulate a person’s mind and body, and going cold turkey could send patients into depressive spirals or worse.
—Casey Parks, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
This helped my babies adjust to the bag-like fit of a traditional sleep sack without having to make the transition from swaddling cold turkey.
—Emily Hochberg, Parents, 11 Mar. 2024
Displaying the kind of discipline that characterized his fictional detective, Hammett stopped that day, cold turkey.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2023
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“Cold turkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20turkey. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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