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
How to digital detox Fisher warns that going cold turkey can be a jolt to the system.
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Tapering the use of these drugs rather than quitting cold turkey may be safest.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 30 May 2025
How Leaders Can Find Freedom Retirement shouldn’t be about just stopping everything cold turkey.
—Chad Willardson, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
No matter the continued risk of withdrawal symptoms, medications like methadone for those who are pregnant are still safer than quitting illicit fentanyl cold turkey, according to Davidson.
—Kate Bolduan, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Tapering the use of these drugs rather than quitting cold turkey may be safest.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 30 May 2025
How Leaders Can Find Freedom Retirement shouldn’t be about just stopping everything cold turkey.
—Chad Willardson, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
No matter the continued risk of withdrawal symptoms, medications like methadone for those who are pregnant are still safer than quitting illicit fentanyl cold turkey, according to Davidson.
—Kate Bolduan, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold turkey
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The menu is a wonderland of seafood, from clams in white wine to seafood soup with shrimp clams and mussels.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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And that may be even more satisfying than a clam appetizer.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Elizabeth Hand,
Washington Post,
16 July 2024
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This emulsified mixture of garlic, olive oil and egg is a classic accompaniment to fish (especially cold fish).—
Domenica Marchetti,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2024
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The oil, oil stick, pigments, and graphite on canvas marries myriad cultural and self-referential images, symbols, and motifs, mostly notably Móyòsóré Martins’ signature Watchman figure.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Getting swallowed by a tech giant expecting hockey-stick growth has proved untenable.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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In just a fairly short stretch of the channel, five glaciers descend from the Cordillera Darwin range to the sea, casting off icebergs into the turquoise water.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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Open Jobs For instance, open jobs, when taken with the measurement of total unemployed, will tell you about the size of the iceberg below the surface.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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