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 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 Indiana kept its circle tight and held its belief tighter, stiff-arming infiltrators and doubters with equal authority. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stiff-arm

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Deep Isolation was responsible for studying how recycling waste could be packaged and permanently isolated underground.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Investigators described the incident as isolated and indicated there was no ongoing threat to the community, the police statement said.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 21 Sep. 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

Requests for heavy construction equipment, in particular, are often rejected; Israeli officials say Hamas fighters could use it to dig tunnels.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
The court rejected Kalshi’s broad interpretation of the Commodity Exchange Act and upheld an order allowing Nevada to enforce its gambling regulations against Kalshi’s sports event contracts.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of reject

Verb

Lopez tossed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Carlos Hernandez to cut Miami’s lead to 11 points.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
The decline raises the prospect of an interest rate cut by the central bank at next week’s monetary policy committee meeting, the penultimate one for this year.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 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

In April 2025, North Korea and Russia confirmed that their soldiers fought together to repel a Ukraine incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
The York features espresso feet and comes upholstered in the retailer’s contract-grade Performance Everyday Velvet, which promises to repel liquids and resist abrasions of daily life.

— Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of repel

Verb

James Ransone‘s widow Jamie McPhee is calling out the Television Academy for excluding the late actor during the Emmys In Memoriam tribute, which marked the second time this year Ransone was snubbed by a major awards ceremony.

— Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
In fact, Hall’s performance is sometimes cited as one of the greatest Oscar snubs in history.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of snub

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