pipes down

present tense third-person singular of pipe down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipes down
Verb
  • Sipur’s business model of production high-end shows on modest budgets with international partners has allowed the company to prosper even as demand for content cools off from its pre-pandemic Peak TV peak.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The primarily Spanish wine list shifts with the seasons, with coastal wines like Albariño from Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez offering refreshment in the summer, giving way to inland reds as the weather cools.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The top itself is an eight-layer cloth construction that satisfyingly hushes the cabin when raised.
    Brett Berk, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Autumn hushes the Codrii forest, where mushrooms push through damp soil and the air smells of woodsmoke and moss.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As reservoirs shrink, groundwater dries up and rainy seasons become more erratic, some believe one answer to this crisis lies in the reservoirs of moisture in our skies.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Cores under the Mediterranean Sea itself revealed minerals such as gypsum and rock salt that are commonly deposited when salty water dries up.
    Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Pipes down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipes%20down. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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