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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
Peter firmly tells him to shut up, which is not unattractive.
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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
The front lines of our legal edifice have been divided and conquered, with premier law firms knuckling under and meekly promising to shut up and work for Trump, while the Supreme Court carefully pulls its punches to avoid a showdown.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
But his performance in Game 5 seems to have shut up a lot of people, at least for the time being.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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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
The front lines of our legal edifice have been divided and conquered, with premier law firms knuckling under and meekly promising to shut up and work for Trump, while the Supreme Court carefully pulls its punches to avoid a showdown.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
But his performance in Game 5 seems to have shut up a lot of people, at least for the time being.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut up
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But at the current price, American production is already falling, and would dry up even more closer to $50.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
3 June 2025
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The Corps of Engineers began the Oceanside Special Shoreline Study in 2016 with plans to complete it within three years, but the effort stalled in 2017 after the funding dried up.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 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 2-1 defeat was a stinger — Tōko Koga’s decisive goal in the 50th minute hushed an otherwise raucous San Diego crowd.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Young Morrison got a harsh lesson in how things are done in a blue state: Liberal groupthink is gospel, dissenters are heretics who should be hushed.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2025
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Like Garrett Crochet the night before, a key to Dobbins’ success was silencing Aaron Judge.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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The right to protest is constitutionally protected, and protests have the potential to become violent—consider how Trump is attempting to use the force of the state to silence dissent against his administration.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
13 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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Now that the Jays are holding onto an American League Wild Card position at 38-33, the rumors have quieted.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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Even if this year’s disasters do quiet after November, hurricane season starts again next June.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2025
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Based on this week's Consumer Price Index (CPI), the impact has been relatively muted thus far.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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The Treasury auction also came after two inflation reports that showed the effect of tariffs has so far been muted.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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With the Yankees and Red Sox knotted up, the rivals will look to settle their first series of the season on Sunday Night Baseball.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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President Donald Trump credited the National Guard on Sunday for settling the protests against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in California.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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“Shut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20up. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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