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
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United are six games into the tenure of Ruben Amorim after the early season dismissal of Erik ten Hag, while Pep Guardiola’s City are going through a period of one win in 10 matches, an unprecedented run in the club’s recent history.Sam Lee, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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However, those cases are moving toward dismissal or are winding down ahead of Inauguration Day next month.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Continue reading … ‘NOT TAKING THE LOSS WELL’ – Social media erupts following Jill Biden's apparent cold shoulder for VP Harris at event.Fox News, Fox News, 13 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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There have been only nine rejections of Cabinet nominees by the Senate in American history.George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
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Three genes were eliminated to avoid an immediate immune rejection after the transplant, Montgomery said.Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Silent treatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent%20treatment. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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