stiff-arms

verb

present tense third-person singular of stiff-arm
as in isolates
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 Synonyms for stiff-arms
  1. isolates
  2. rejects
  3. cuts
  4. repulses
  5. repels
  6. snubs
Verb
  • No authoritative global source yet isolates the precise data-center share.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The Beats Studio Pro isolates your music using adaptive active noise cancelling and 360-degree Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
Definition of isolates
Verb
  • Previous controversy While the Missouri Young Republicans group rejects the core of the allegations, the lawsuit isn’t the first time a young Republican organization has courted controversy.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • Over the decades of Catcher’s fame, the novel has gained a reputation as the tale of a teenager who rejects nearly everything.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Definition of rejects
Verb
  • When a company cuts its dividend, the stock tanks—that’s the bad scenario.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • There are a few loadouts available at HP's site, but the best overall deal is on this model, which cuts a full 50% off.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 July 2026
Definition of cuts
Verb
  • Sigmund Freud believed that every crush has a strand of disgust, that people are attracted to what repulses them.
    — Daniel Felsenthal, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Charlie, though, is trying to keep them out of a country that thoroughly repulses him.
    — Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of repulses
Verb
  • The strong scent of nasturtiums naturally repels destructive insects, such as cucumber beetles, squash bugs, and whiteflies.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026
  • The finish also repels fingerprints and other marks, very much unlike my gray XGIMI Elfin Flip projector.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 June 2026
Definition of repels
Verb
  • Today, Ken gives us insight into his picks and snubs for the All-Star Game.
    — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Trump snubs Cornyn amid retribution campaign The negative tenor could diminish turnout in an election already complicated by coming a day after Memorial Day, Texas Republican strategist Tyler Norris said.
    — Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Definition of snubs
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“Stiff-arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stiff-arms. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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