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
  • The very same FLiBE salt formulation cooled that 1960s experiment.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • One fan who understood the assignment was Rod Herrenbruck, who had multiple fans on deck to keep his squad cooled down.
    Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Hikers trekking along trails around Los Angeles know that, by late summer, most creeks and rivers have dried up for the season.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Rockwood closed the mine in 1988 as lithium demand dried up and the company moved to more cost-effective brine deposits in other countries.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The normally festive and rowdy crowd inside the basketball arena in Dallas quickly hushed as a five-minute memorial video began playing.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Moments ago, the courtroom was hushed when the mistrial was declared, marking an emotional close for this jury in the nearly six-week trial.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 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 22 Sep. 2026.

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