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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut (in or up)
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Video shows one agent restraining the man, then dragging him around as another agent helps pin him to the ground.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025 -
In the first five months of 2024, employees of Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center in Cañon City physically restrained young patients an average of 150 times per month, or five times in a typical day, said Emily Harvey, legal co-director of Disability Law Colorado.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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After the players strolled onto the field through an opening in center field, rapper Ice Cube, a huge Dodger fan, drove a vintage blue Chevy convertible containing the World Series trophy.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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One officer allegedly found garbage bags inside a large freezer that were later determined to contain the remains of a female, the station reported.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Shut (in or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20%28in%20or%20up%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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