1
as in drying up
to stop talking
you have no right to tell the rest of us to shut up
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2
as in shushing
to stop the noise or speech of
nothing I said would shut them up
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Recent Examples of shutting up
And this team is taking a particular delight in shutting up and shutting down their rivals.
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Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Sky News is shutting up shop on its dedicated business show after more than a decade.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Sky News is shutting up shop on its dedicated business show after more than a decade.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shutting up
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In the world of art, media and design, cash flow can feel fickle, often flowing strongly one month and drying up the next.—
Rhett Power,
Rolling Stone,
6 May 2026
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Ponds and streams are drying up.—
Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
2 May 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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Top sleep aid for kids This extremely popular sound machine uses an authentic human voice to calm babies to sleep with a calming, shushing sound.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Activists refuse to flee despite threats, saying surrendering to fear would play into Russia’s strategy of silencing opposition both at home and abroad.—
Emma Burrows,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Demand social media accountability without silencing free speech.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 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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Skipping a baby shower or muting a pregnancy announcement on social media are reasonable ways to protect your own emotional wellbeing during a difficult season.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
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Scientists say this indicates that the medicines were muting the crustaceans' pain processing.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Harvey Vaile had commissioned the house for his wife but never finished settling in, abandoning designs for the top floor after Sophia Vaile fatally overdosed on laudanum while Harvey was on trial.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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Sardinian bandits sometimes fought back with their own sense of justice, settling matters through raids, kidnappings, and violence.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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Search revenue grew 17% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, quieting concerns over AI’s cannibalizing Google’s core business, and the company crossed $400 billion in annual revenue for the first time.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
6 May 2026
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The alarms go off, the two get locked in the entry hall, and as Emma panics, Charlie rushes over to kiss her, quieting her fear.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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There are a lot of ways to declutter out there—the pile method and the discernment method are two of them, and now, everyone’s hushing their house.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
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Unfortunately, the austerity and elegance of the downstairs dining room acts as a dampener, hushing the salad’s brashness and sapping much of the fun.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
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“Shutting up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutting%20up. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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