as in dried up
to stop talking
all of a sudden the suspect just dummied up and demanded the presence of an attorney
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The grant used to pay her salary had dried up.—
Darlene Superville,
Fortune,
29 May 2026 -
Sadly, the original MJB liners in my makeup archive have long dried up, but this new formula definitely lives up to my memory of them.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Tage Thompson’s voice was hushed when speaking to reporters.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
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Tima said the event opened up the eyes of many attendees about domestic violence, a conversation that is typically hushed in Caribbean households.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2026
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The atmosphere had changed—security kept an eye out for media to turn away at the entrance, and golfers clammed up when asked what was going on at the club.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Everyone in the theater clammed up, as if embarrassed to have endorsed Max with laughter.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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Homegrown star Bukayo Saka was dazzling fans on a weekly basis, new captain Martin Ødegaard pulled the strings in midfield and defenders Gabriel Magalhães and William Saliba shut up shop at the back.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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The core Mom skills — listening, caring, advising; maybe a little nagging, maybe shutting up — never go away.—
Andre Mouchard,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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This is then piped down to the Gulf where it is turned into liquid, frozen to [less than] minus 200 degrees Fahrenheit and then put into ships.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Dummied up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dummied%20up. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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