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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
So maybe shut up about AI and jobs?
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Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Between the red carpet and your For You Page, there’s no shortage of inspiration if your 2016 self won’t shut up about getting a new piece.
—Marianne Mychaskiw, Allure, 24 Jan. 2026
Alfred Williams had yelled at Azari, who was dressed in a onesie, to shut up, Ronie Williams recalled.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Some are quiet, and some won’t shut up.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Between the red carpet and your For You Page, there’s no shortage of inspiration if your 2016 self won’t shut up about getting a new piece.
—Marianne Mychaskiw, Allure, 24 Jan. 2026
Alfred Williams had yelled at Azari, who was dressed in a onesie, to shut up, Ronie Williams recalled.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Some are quiet, and some won’t shut up.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut up
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This is non-confirmation of lower-lows in the S & P 500 indicating selling pressure across a broad spectrum of stocks is drying up.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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Since then, the pandemic aid has dried up, and families are feeling the pinch of rising costs.—
Moriah Balingit,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Some shushed the crowds, urging them to be silent and reverent.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Levy sat on the floor, watching like a proud father and shushing whisperers.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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All was hushed and stonily still, like the moon and its lights and shadows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Inside, the rooms were intimate, jammed, dim, and hushed.—
Nicole Krauss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Whoever killed Jocelyn Peters may have silenced the gunshot in her apartment, but outside surveillance cameras on the street were recording.—
Marcelena Spencer,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The notion that the town cut a political deal in faraway Tallahassee to honor Trump and silence its own residents has only heightened the furor.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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Less sweat-trapping than many synthetic jackets, the Oreus kept me from clamming up while ski-touring in five-degree temps and dissipated sweat quickly when worn after strenuous climbs.—
Kelly Bastone,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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But when co-host Maria McErlane looked for details, Norton clammed up.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Venezuela, which had held the United States in check all night outside of that Harper swing, retook the lead in the top of the ninth and once again quieted the US’ bats to seal the 3-2 win — Venezuela’s first in six World Baseball Classics.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Like their ego is being quieted .—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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In the investing space, the boss of the world’s biggest investor, Norges Bank Investment Management CEO Nicolai Tagen, told CNBC he was surprised by how muted the market action has been to the war, saying he is concerned by the long term impact of higher oil prices.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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The power bats that were muted against the Dominican Republic put on a show in the WBC finale.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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In my testing, the Rucker 4.0 was comfortable without its hip belt up to around 30 pounds.—
Ian Graber-Stiehl,
Outside,
5 Dec. 2025
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The evening’s co-main event bout between Raymond Ford and Thomas Mattice also has a belt up for grabs.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Shut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20up. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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