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cold shoulder

noun as in snub

adjective as in unkind, unresponsive

verb as in snub intentionally

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Example Sentences

Beyoncé, months after lamenting not “being country ‘nough” in “Cowboy Carter,” is getting the cold shoulder from the country music scene — again.

What if the company just gave this guy the cold shoulder?

From Salon

China also has turned a cold shoulder to a Ukraine peace conference that is set to be hosted by Switzerland in June and snubs Russia.

Colin is disheartened to find Penelope giving him the cold shoulder, and so offers to help her in her pursuit of a husband in order to win back her friendship.

From BBC

Now, however, she is getting the cold shoulder from Republican colleagues.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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