piping down

present participle of pipe down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping down
Verb
  • Ice baths must be filled when cooling food.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Copper, which is essential for semiconductors, cables and cooling systems that are driving AI’s advance, has come into sharper focus as investors remain bullish on the AI trade.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But as water became scarce in the American Southwest, the allocation to Imperial Valley farmers was reduced, overflow stopped, and the Salton Sea started drying up.
    Big Think, Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Lawmakers are bracing for another Senate vote attempting to end the government shutdown as the impact of funding drying up continues to ripple across the country nearly two weeks into the standoff.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • They were made to relish going on the road and shutting up an American crowd.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Sky News is shutting up shop on its dedicated business show after more than a decade.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Piping down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping%20down. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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