piped down

past tense of pipe down

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of piped down Since becoming mayor, though, Mamdani has piped down publicly on his calls for the freeze in order to avoid the appearance of compromising the board’s independence. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piped down
Verb
  • Turn off the oven and leave the door closed until the oven has cooled completely.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 July 2026
  • Once your cake is baked and cooled, use the back of a piping tip to cut out tiny circles.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Butch’s plants dried up and died a few weeks after Butch did.
    Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • General manager Don Waddell tried to change the mix via free agency, but circled back to Gudbranson when the market dried up of physical veterans.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • Behind the station doors are 150 polished European-style rooms, hushed corridors and a few magnificent surprises.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The years have only intensified Zimmerman’s mournful, hushed vocal performance, and Dream Me a Dream often plays out like a bedtime story spun by a beloved elder, accompanied by soft strings, shakers, and even a synth or two.
    Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Anyone asked by local or national media over the past few months if they’d been invited to the nuptials clammed up quickly.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • On Israel, a lot of candidates have clammed up.
    Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

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“Piped down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piped%20down. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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