dry up
verb
dried up; drying up; dries up
: to cut off the supply of
1
: to disappear as if by evaporation, draining, or cutting off of a source of supply
2
: to wither or die through gradual loss of vitality
3
: to stop talking
Examples of dry up in a Sentence
sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up
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Years ago, Eden earned anywhere from $500 to $1,500 a month from her songs getting slots on DSP editorial playlists; now, after the AI boom, that’s mostly dried up—Spotify’s lo-fi playlists spill with viral songs from suspicious profiles with no descriptions.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 2 July 2025
When businesses can’t protect their merchandise, when families don’t feel safe using public transit and when tourists start skipping Chicago for other cities, tax revenues dry up.
—George Cardenas, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Fed Chair Powell on Wednesday agreed that the tipping point for broad consumer price increases could come this summer as inventories of pre-tariff warehoused goods dry up.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Salt Lake City, for instance, only encompasses 70,000 acres, and the state is feverishly working to solve one of the West’s most challenging environmental crises as Great Salt Lake is drying up.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 2 July 2025
When businesses can’t protect their merchandise, when families don’t feel safe using public transit and when tourists start skipping Chicago for other cities, tax revenues dry up.
—George Cardenas, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Fed Chair Powell on Wednesday agreed that the tipping point for broad consumer price increases could come this summer as inventories of pre-tariff warehoused goods dry up.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Salt Lake City, for instance, only encompasses 70,000 acres, and the state is feverishly working to solve one of the West’s most challenging environmental crises as Great Salt Lake is drying up.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20up. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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