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as in to dry up
to stop talking
you have no right to tell the rest of us to shut up
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Recent Examples of shut up
Large companies and small and dirty riverside businesses shut up shop, leaving scrub and wasteland.
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Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Ventura responded the next day by resharing a post from the culture website Shade Room showing a screenshot of rapper Playboi Carti telling Ye to shut up.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 10 May 2025
Peter firmly tells him to shut up, which is not unattractive.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 23 May 2025
So that’s the biggest plan, is get a vet, just be a rookie, shut up and work.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Ventura responded the next day by resharing a post from the culture website Shade Room showing a screenshot of rapper Playboi Carti telling Ye to shut up.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 10 May 2025
Peter firmly tells him to shut up, which is not unattractive.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 23 May 2025
So that’s the biggest plan, is get a vet, just be a rookie, shut up and work.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut up
Verb
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The budget is a complex document — with money streaming in or drying up from sources with different spending rules.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
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And so, without the corporate donations typically fueled by Pride partnerships, even that private sector support is drying up.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The crowd had just spent an entire overtime shushing each other.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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But, when Lydia attempts to explain herself, Tina shushes her.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
4 June 2025
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That’s where Panthers players continued their week-long celebration — Cats also lead the NHL in celebrating — as Conn Smythe playoffs MVP and pending free agent Sam Bennett took the mic as the crowd hushed.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2025
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Game 2 is on Sunday. 3h ago / 8:07 PM PDT Share Home crowd has gone silent Andrew Greif Reporting from Oklahoma City Tyrese Haliburton hits a go-ahead jumper with 0.3 of a second left to take a 111-110 lead and the home crowd has hushed in stunned disbelief.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
6 June 2025
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For Paul, the bout is another step in his attempt to silence the purists and reassert himself as more than a YouTube celebrity with gloves.—
Jad El Reda,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Book bans, especially those silencing LGBTQ voices, communities of color, and authors of marginalized backgrounds, are sweeping the nation, sending a chilling message about whose stories deserve to be told.—
Linda Johnson,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
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Win your division, and the odds of winning the World Series improve. I’m tempted to clam up right there because earning a wild-card berth can also lead to winning a World Series — see Bruce Bochy with the 2012 Giants and 2023 Rangers.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2025
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Again and again, West apologized to Ciara Miller for talking mess to the New York Times, handling their breakup poorly, and then clamming up all summer.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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Musk, the former head of the advisory Department of Government Efficiency, had quieted his harsh criticism of Trump and the legislation the week after his departure from government May 30.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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The Political Backlash None of that nuance has quieted the internet.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The consumer price index ticked up just 0.1% from April to May, the government said last week, a sign that price pressures are muted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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At first, Momo's response to the loss seemed muted.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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The unexpected matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers will be settled on Sunday, June 22 in Oklahoma City.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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As Carter gets settled in at New York's spring practices, the third-overall pick is turning heads and seemingly exceeding expectations.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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“Shut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20up. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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