Thesaurus results for STIFF-ARMED

stiff-armed

verb

past tense of stiff-arm

as in isolated

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-armed Gordon ran with a head of steam through the opening and stiff-armed veteran safety Harrison Smith at the next level to scoot down the sideline. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

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We are constantly connected, yet often isolated, each with our own voice while genuine dialogue can be hard to achieve.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
After the man arrived in Nairobi, his relatives took him in a private vehicle to Nairobi Hospital, where he was immediately isolated.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of isolated

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Their case was previously rejected by the district court and appeals court.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
Meta, a week ago, rejected, then reversed course on an ad for Alex Gibney’s doc takedown Musk, and now a studio is about to weigh in on Meta.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of rejected

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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 snubbed

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Inspectors observed cutting boards with cut marks and no longer cleanable in the first-floor kitchen.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Ellison has taken an opposing view from his predecessors who confronted crumbling industry economics by cutting expenditures to boost their corporate bottom lines.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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