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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
Large companies and small and dirty riverside businesses shut up shop, leaving scrub and wasteland.
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Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Ventura responded the next day by resharing a post from the culture website Shade Room showing a screenshot of rapper Playboi Carti telling Ye to shut up.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 10 May 2025
Peter firmly tells him to shut up, which is not unattractive.
—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
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Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Ventura responded the next day by resharing a post from the culture website Shade Room showing a screenshot of rapper Playboi Carti telling Ye to shut up.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 10 May 2025
Peter firmly tells him to shut up, which is not unattractive.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut up
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Years ago, Eden earned anywhere from $500 to $1,500 a month from her songs getting slots on DSP editorial playlists; now, after the AI boom, that’s mostly dried up—Spotify’s lo-fi playlists spill with viral songs from suspicious profiles with no descriptions.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
2 July 2025
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When businesses can’t protect their merchandise, when families don’t feel safe using public transit and when tourists start skipping Chicago for other cities, tax revenues dry up.—
George Cardenas,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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For a start, the cheers from the nearby Andy Murray Arena are loud and booming, but so too is the exclusive balcony area hanging just to the side of the court, where people are sipping their wine or their Pimm’s and chatting loudly (the judge on court 1 has to shush them at one point).—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 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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That’s where Panthers players continued their week-long celebration — Cats also lead the NHL in celebrating — as Conn Smythe playoffs MVP and pending free agent Sam Bennett took the mic as the crowd hushed.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2025
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Game 2 is on Sunday. 3h ago / 8:07 PM PDT Share Home crowd has gone silent Andrew Greif Reporting from Oklahoma City Tyrese Haliburton hits a go-ahead jumper with 0.3 of a second left to take a 111-110 lead and the home crowd has hushed in stunned disbelief.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
6 June 2025
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For Paul, the bout is another step in his attempt to silence the purists and reassert himself as more than a YouTube celebrity with gloves.—
Jad El Reda,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Shiraishi also killed the boyfriend of one victim in order to silence him and evade possible detection by law enforcement.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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Trump had been more open to diplomacy near the beginning of Israel’s conflict with Iran, leaving his nuclear deal options open with them, but has since clammed up.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
21 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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Musk, the former head of the advisory Department of Government Efficiency, had quieted his harsh criticism of Trump and the legislation the week after his departure from government May 30.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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The Political Backlash None of that nuance has quieted the internet.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The consumer price index ticked up just 0.1% from April to May, the government said last week, a sign that price pressures are muted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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At first, Momo's response to the loss seemed muted.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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The Yellow Jackets settled for 7-6 a year ago with three of the losses to Louisville, Notre Dame and the unforgettable double-OT affair at Georgia.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Combs denied the claims and quickly settled with her.—
July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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