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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
On Wednesday in Cortina, Italy, Shiffrin shut up her critics.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
The healthiest thing both sides can do now is shut up about it and move on.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
So maybe shut up about AI and jobs?
—Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Between the red carpet and your For You Page, there’s no shortage of inspiration if your 2016 self won’t shut up about getting a new piece.
—Marianne Mychaskiw, Allure, 24 Jan. 2026
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
The healthiest thing both sides can do now is shut up about it and move on.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
So maybe shut up about AI and jobs?
—Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Between the red carpet and your For You Page, there’s no shortage of inspiration if your 2016 self won’t shut up about getting a new piece.
—Marianne Mychaskiw, Allure, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for shut up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut up
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Dimon, who leads the world’s largest bank by market cap, also tied his contrarian Middle East view directly to economics, arguing that the region’s need for foreign direct investment — which had been flowing into Gulf nations for years — will dry up without stability.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Carlos’s work had also dried up; employees were too scared to show up.—
Daniel Brook,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Some shushed the crowds, urging them to be silent and reverent.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Levy sat on the floor, watching like a proud father and shushing whisperers.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Inside, the house was hushed and still.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026
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All was hushed and stonily still, like the moon and its lights and shadows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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The federal government’s ability to wreak havoc and attempt to silence our communities depends mightily on the machines running on our streets and in data centers.—
Jennifer Piper,
Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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The 21-year-old Hamano, on loan at Tottenham from Chelsea, scored in the 17th minute to almost silence the crowd of 74,397 at Sydney's Stadium Australia on Saturday night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Less sweat-trapping than many synthetic jackets, the Oreus kept me from clamming up while ski-touring in five-degree temps and dissipated sweat quickly when worn after strenuous climbs.—
Kelly Bastone,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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But when co-host Maria McErlane looked for details, Norton clammed up.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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But its passage did not quiet criticism from the state’s district attorneys.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Yet, for now, the guns have quieted.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Throughout the theater, the colors are springlike and muted, pastels that are lightly bright and storybook-inspired.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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The attacks came a day after Israeli airstrikes hit in Tehran as Iranians celebrated the Persian New Year, known as Nowruz, a normally festive holiday that has been muted by the war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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In my testing, the Rucker 4.0 was comfortable without its hip belt up to around 30 pounds.—
Ian Graber-Stiehl,
Outside,
5 Dec. 2025
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The evening’s co-main event bout between Raymond Ford and Thomas Mattice also has a belt up for grabs.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Shut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20up. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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