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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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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