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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
The agents told him to ‘shut up’ four times.
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Ryan Oehrli
march 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
Annette finally goes into the ocean and shuts up.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
On Wednesday in Cortina, Italy, Shiffrin shut up her critics.
—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
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Ryan Oehrli
march 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
Annette finally goes into the ocean and shuts up.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
On Wednesday in Cortina, Italy, Shiffrin shut up her critics.
—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
See All Example Sentences for shut up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut up
Verb
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Gen Z in particular, whose entry-level roles are drying up, is bearing the brunt of a push for better working conditions.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Capital has also dried up, especially for large projects that generate hundreds of new units.—
Bloomberg,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Lyonne shushed the staffer, got up and headed to the bathroom, according to Page Six.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The six tell the woman to shush/hush.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Haitian American singer-songwriter keeps the mood hushed and hazy on his second album, channeling the experimental R&B canon in songs that toggle between sincerity and opacity.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
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The atmosphere was hushed and businesslike; this was a routine pretrial hearing, and only a few other spectators joined me in the gallery.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This election is a profound game-changer, not only for the people, but also the arts, liberating all those who were despised, sidelined or silenced by the corrupt regime.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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Letters give way to silence — and then, sometimes, to something far more serious.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Your language model would clam up from time to time to conserve its resources.—
Amanda Gefter,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Apr. 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
Verb
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The mass protests have quieted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Western chimpanzees quieted all of a sudden.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the market’s reaction to the blockade has been muted, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq largely flat while oil prices have pared gains.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Questioning whether Jews deserve equal rights without muting their identity is not a neutral intellectual exercise.—
Kenneth L. Marcus,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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 20 Apr. 2026.
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