Thesaurus results for STIFF-ARM

stiff-arm

verb

ˈstif-ˌärm

Definition of stiff-arm

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 With the administration likely to again stiff-arm their requests, seeking corporate communications with Trump officials could be an easier way in. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 5 June 2026 The next game, stiff-arming guys. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026 After stiff-arming challengers on the front 9, Cink played free and easy. — Jay Paris, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026 The 24-song set reeled in an impressive 280,000 equivalent album units, stiff-arming a surging Bad Bunny from pole position. — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stiff-arm

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Verb

One of the other things that Claude noticed was that these array of associated reverse transcriptases seem to be isolated to jumbo phages, which have very large genomes for bacteriophage.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
Adapted from Hsiao Li-hung’s novel, the film follows Thik-hông (Lu), an orphan who marries into a wealthy family, is widowed young and sees her son sent away to Japan, leaving her isolated behind the walls of the family estate.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of isolate

Verb

Primitive feathers O’Connor said some of the feathers looked highly similar to those present today in modern birds, with a central spine having a square cross section that would have helped make the feather stiff yet lightweight.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
But, no, the Kittrells attempted to stiff their creditors entirely by way of their Children's Trust.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of stiff

Verb

Quebec voters have twice rejected independence, most recently by a razor-thin margin in a 1995 referendum.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
For countries that rejected the open international order, as the axis countries do today, the benefits were far fewer and the penalties considerable.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reject

Verb

Sullivan denied that the law would cut Medicaid for Alaskans, saying the Affordable Care Act had a greater impact and raised insurance premiums in the state drastically.

— Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The new version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been cut from a five-hour show performed across two parts to a single three-hour performance as it is performed on Broadway.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of cut

Verb

One cringe-inducing scene shows George Michael literally cold-shoulder the esteemed director.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 July 2026
Consignment stores rely on stocking items that feel current, so anything that screams a specific past era—think cold-shoulder tops or a bandage dress—isn’t likely to make the cut.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026

Definition of cold-shoulder

Verb

At one point, McLoughlin even snubbed Sylvester Stallone, another Kennedy Center Honoree who had wandered into the bar.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2026
Industry opposition already watered down one anti-smuggling bill, Bloomberg noted, and Huang recently snubbed a congressional invitation to testify on the problem.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of snub

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