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as in to dry up
to stop talking
you have no right to tell the rest of us to shut up
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Recent Examples of shut up
In Ono’s understanding, then, university presidents are to shut up and do as they are told.
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David Niven, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Later, George Pendle reveals how one of Africa’s richest men did the impossible—made Trump shut up.
—Air Mail, 7 June 2025
Table of the Elements, the influential U.S. label that shut up shop in 2011, will relaunch this year as a curatorial platform, interdisciplinary production organization, and publishing house.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
Large companies and small and dirty riverside businesses shut up shop, leaving scrub and wasteland.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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David Niven, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Later, George Pendle reveals how one of Africa’s richest men did the impossible—made Trump shut up.
—Air Mail, 7 June 2025
Table of the Elements, the influential U.S. label that shut up shop in 2011, will relaunch this year as a curatorial platform, interdisciplinary production organization, and publishing house.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
Large companies and small and dirty riverside businesses shut up shop, leaving scrub and wasteland.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut up
Verb
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The money tap dried up after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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His early stardom never quite translated into a stable senior career as opportunities dried up in a system overflowing with talent.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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For a start, the cheers from the nearby Andy Murray Arena are loud and booming, but so too is the exclusive balcony area hanging just to the side of the court, where people are sipping their wine or their Pimm’s and chatting loudly (the judge on court 1 has to shush them at one point).—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The crowd had just spent an entire overtime shushing each other.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Inside the airy courtroom, hushed spectators, including Combs’ mother and six adult children, sat on wooden benches.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
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Ominous guitar accompanies hopeful strings; Chatten's vocals range from breathy, hushed tones to intense speak-singing.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Verb
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This option allows priority notifications — like severe weather alerts — to interrupt you while still silencing less urgent messages.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
10 July 2025
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Elections are tightly controlled, opposition is criminalized, political parties are banned, and dissenters—even peaceful ones are silenced.—
Roya Boroumand,
Time,
9 July 2025
Verb
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Although that doesn’t account for those opposite behaviors (e.g., clamming up).—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Trump had been more open to diplomacy near the beginning of Israel’s conflict with Iran, leaving his nuclear deal options open with them, but has since clammed up.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
21 June 2025
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While it’s not used on actual babies much anymore due to health concerns, a sprinkle of baby powder can quiet squeaks, remove sand, absorb oil, and more.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
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His start to the 2024 season didn’t help quiet those calls.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
3 July 2025
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Movements in Indian stocks were muted in early trade Tuesday, as the other key indexes in Asia-Pacific swung between gains and losses.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
7 July 2025
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Across the markets, the reaction to the Vietnam trade deal was somewhat muted after an abysmal private-employment report.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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The Packers failed to build on their terrific finish to the 2023 campaign, settled for the No. 7 seed in the NFC playoffs, and lost a Wild Card game to eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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In June, Khoury rejected an offer from Honda to settle his case for $1,000, saying that replacing the minivan’s tires around every 25,000 miles would cost much more than that.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
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“Shut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20up. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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