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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
So maybe shut up about AI and jobs?
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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
Alfred Williams had yelled at Azari, who was dressed in a onesie, to shut up, Ronie Williams recalled.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Some are quiet, and some won’t shut up.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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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
Alfred Williams had yelled at Azari, who was dressed in a onesie, to shut up, Ronie Williams recalled.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Some are quiet, and some won’t shut up.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut up
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Locals were detained and quickly released as investigative leads dried up.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Car sales in the largest global auto market fell 14% in January year-on-year as government subsidies dried up.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 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 rooms were intimate, jammed, dim, and hushed.—
Nicole Krauss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now, all is hushed and warm, and there is marble beneath our feet.—
Caroline Law,
TheWeek,
9 Feb. 2026
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Defiance then silence The Iranian women’s team has been contesting the Women’s Asian Cup in Australia during a week of turmoil for their country as the conflict with the US and Israel escalates to take in neighboring countries.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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Instead of silencing the public and turning them away, Democrats should stay and do the job they were elected to do.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
9 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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Do those patterns help quiet the brain's tendency toward rumination and overthinking?—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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When master sushi chef Andy Matsuda stepped forward, the room quieted.—
J.M. Banks
March 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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And the violent scenes aren’t grotesque or didactic — think of Miles’ muted trumpet sound reconfigured as resurrection visuals, of his ability to play and stage ballads so well that their uptempo momentum moves into territories too macabre to mute.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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There is always, of course, the option to mute or exit the group, which is now possible to do quietly, without announcing it or leaving behind a digital trail.—
Sara Lieberman,
Curbed,
4 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 11 Mar. 2026.
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