as in dismissals
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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Noun
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The Justice Department has appealed those dismissals.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026 -
For many parents, these dismissals are especially painful when coming from their own parents, whose love and concern for their own child suddenly become secondary to their excitement about their grandchild, Ciciolla said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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These rules were administered via cold shoulders and whispers.—
Alessandra Schade,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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My first issue, in January, launched Nan Goldin’s campaign against the Sackler family for their role in the opioid epidemic, and this action has inspired cold shoulders from the philanthropic class.—
David Velasco,
Harpers Magazine,
18 Dec. 2023
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“Silent treatments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silent%20treatments. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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