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
In a Journal Sentinel interview, one parent raised concerns that the clinics are abandoning ongoing treatments, such as hormone replacement therapy, leaving children to go cold turkey after years of taking either estrogen or testosterone.
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 12 Jan. 2026
At first, the idea of going cold turkey is jarring and scary.
—Lauren Decarlo, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Jan. 2026
Going cold turkey is, often, an onerous way of quitting something completely and suddenly.
—Natalie Escobar, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
Don’t quit everything you are involved with cold turkey.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 12 Jan. 2026
At first, the idea of going cold turkey is jarring and scary.
—Lauren Decarlo, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Jan. 2026
Going cold turkey is, often, an onerous way of quitting something completely and suddenly.
—Natalie Escobar, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
Don’t quit everything you are involved with cold turkey.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for cold turkey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold turkey
Noun
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There’s a raw bar with oysters, ceviche and the Seafood Colosseum with oysters, lobster, mussels, clams and the ceviche of the day with caviar.—
Connie Ogle
May 15,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Besides the clam chowder, make sure to order the Big Dean’s Cheeseburger, which is a double meat and double cheese monster, and the menu also includes a seriously good chili dog.—
Richard Guzman,
Daily News,
13 May 2026
Noun
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That impulse extends to dealing with occasional rude customers at her day gig, where the coworkers are nice but the boss, family-business heir Maxwell Sterling (Peter Serafinowicz), is one nasty cold fish.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
27 Nov. 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
Noun
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The Ducks made several poor decisions trying to break the puck out, and one eventually landed it on Dorofeyev’s stick in front.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The spaghetti with meatball is not quite as comically large as the mozzarella stick at Rosso.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The diarrhea stories are only the tip of the proverbial iceberg.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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Eastern Greenland’s Scoresby Sound—a place of Arctic wilderness, icebergs and relatively stable skies— will see expedition cruise ships packed with eclipse chasers on expedition cruise ships.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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“Cold turkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20turkey. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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