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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Verb
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Locals have been detained and released as leads have dried up.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026 -
Hurzeler believes the loan has worked well for the 21-year-old after goals and confidence dried up with Brighton and on loan to West Ham United at the end of last season.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Inside, the rooms were intimate, jammed, dim, and hushed.—
Nicole Krauss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now, all is hushed and warm, and there is marble beneath our feet.—
Caroline Law,
TheWeek,
9 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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The famously outgoing media personality clammed up, on air and off, thanks to a terrifying stranger.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
7 Dec. 2025
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On Wednesday in Cortina, Italy, Shiffrin shut up her critics.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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The healthiest thing both sides can do now is shut up about it and move on.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 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 Mar. 2026.
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