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
  • While temperatures cooled slightly on Friday, many parts of the country have seen little to no rain for weeks.
    Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Tensions over the Conowingo Dam have cooled between leaders in rural Maryland counties, state officials, and dam owner Constellation Energy.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Democratic activists balked, Hilton stepped down and investments dried up.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The town saw a steady drop in population as job opportunities dried up.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The impact is lavish yet hushed; welcoming yet sharply articulated.
    Genevieve Walker, Architectural Digest, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But within the cozy world of footballing governance, any dissent was mostly hushed—except in Norway.
    Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 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 17 Aug. 2026.

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