as in to quiet (down)
to stop talking
sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up
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Recent Examples of dry up
The Group Insurance Commission — which is responsible for health insurance for 460,000 public employees, retirees, and their dependents — warned earlier this year that cash would dry up to pay claims by Monday.
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Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
That well dried up in the final frame, largely thanks to Randle.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Losing the status would not only force Harvard to start paying tax to the federal government on its income but could cause donations to dry up.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Dry eye occurs when the eyes don't produce enough tears or when tears evaporate (dry up) too quickly.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 17 May 2025
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Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
That well dried up in the final frame, largely thanks to Randle.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Losing the status would not only force Harvard to start paying tax to the federal government on its income but could cause donations to dry up.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Dry eye occurs when the eyes don't produce enough tears or when tears evaporate (dry up) too quickly.
—Sarah Hudgens, Health, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry up
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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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Meet Them At Their Comfort Level Some CEOs are great at being conversational and engaging on video; others clam up and want to use a script—which severely limits any feeling of authenticity.—
Elizabeth Baskin,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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While Lydia wallows in the residual pain, Paul has clammed up.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
12 Dec. 2024
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Large companies and small and dirty riverside businesses shut up shop, leaving scrub and wasteland.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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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
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Longer-term, the FAA is also planning to build a new radar system in Philadelphia, so that controllers there won’t have to rely on the signal piped down from New York anymore.—
Josh Funk,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Yes and became yes and no, much like a musical conductor tells the strings and woodwinds to play louder and the brass to pipe down.—
Michael Alcée,
Hartford Courant,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20up. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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