as in clam
a cold aloof person
my new boss is a cold turkey and definitely not one for chitchat
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Recent Examples of cold turkey
The step-by-step approach matters because going cold turkey rarely sticks.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
The food menu has salads and breakfast sandwiches, paninis and burritos ($11-$15), as well as a lone cold turkey club.
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John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
Pause Point Courtesy of Google Instead of going cold turkey and switching to a dumb phone, there's a new tool in Android 17 that’s designed to make your smartphone usage more intentional: Pause Point.
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Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
12 May 2026
For advertisers, going cold turkey on clicks means shifting strategy from traffic quantity to conversion quality.
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Ivan Doruda,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cold turkey
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
The food menu has salads and breakfast sandwiches, paninis and burritos ($11-$15), as well as a lone cold turkey club.
—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
Pause Point Courtesy of Google Instead of going cold turkey and switching to a dumb phone, there's a new tool in Android 17 that’s designed to make your smartphone usage more intentional: Pause Point.
—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
12 May 2026
For advertisers, going cold turkey on clicks means shifting strategy from traffic quantity to conversion quality.
—
Ivan Doruda,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cold turkey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold turkey
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Artful pizzas go beyond margherita with varieties like a clam pie with funky lemons, confit shallots, and raclette mornay sauce, or a chilaquiles slice with chorizo.
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This National Historic Landmark on the Freedom Trail is lauded for its quintessential New England seafood, from fresh oysters to classic clam chowder.
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That impulse extends to dealing with occasional rude customers at her day gig, where the coworkers are nice but the boss, family-business heir Maxwell Sterling (Peter Serafinowicz), is one nasty cold fish.
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Lancelot, still the Round Table’s greatest hero, is a bit of a cold fish with an unexpected role to play as the saga winds to its close.
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Ideal for a breezy, no-makeup makeup look, the formula comes in a portable stick and is easy to blend using fingers only.
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It’s topped with chamoy, an orange slice instead of lime (although there is a slice of lime in the drink) plus a Tamarindo stick.
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Auctioneers say the unending fascination with the Titanic — which sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Europe to New York, killing more than 1,500 people — and the rarity of artifacts adds up to high demand and exorbitant prices.
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Auctioneers say the unending fascination with the Titanic - which sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Europe to New York, killing more than 1,500 people - and the rarity of artifacts adds up to high demand and exorbitant prices.
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“Cold turkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20turkey. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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