piped down

past tense of pipe down

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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
  • During the first episode, carbon-dioxide-rich groundwater reacted with olivine, a mineral that formed as magma slowly cooled.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The sale comes as the broader rare-whisky market has cooled from the extraordinary growth of recent years.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Business in villages like Bajo Chiquito dried up, and villagers returned to growing plantains.
    — Belén Fernández, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • As political support for decarbonizing the existing energy system has dried up, data centers have emerged as a new center of financial gravity, drawing in unprecedented billions from the biggest tech and Wall Street firms.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 21 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

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Piped down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piped%20down. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster