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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
There are people yelling at the other people to shut up.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
The Al Ittihad manager, former France player and manager Laurent Blanc, said nice things about Al Nassr but also had a gentle moan about having to shut up shop for a month while Saudi Arabia tries to win its first Arabian Gulf Cup for 20 years.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Wegmans' Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Hours Wegmans, which operates hundreds of stores in eight states, will close at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve but shut up shop on Christmas Day for most locations.
—Suzanne Blake, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Where people may have previously put up and shut up about their money worries, things are changing.
—Kirstie McDermott | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
The Al Ittihad manager, former France player and manager Laurent Blanc, said nice things about Al Nassr but also had a gentle moan about having to shut up shop for a month while Saudi Arabia tries to win its first Arabian Gulf Cup for 20 years.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
Wegmans' Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Hours Wegmans, which operates hundreds of stores in eight states, will close at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve but shut up shop on Christmas Day for most locations.
—Suzanne Blake, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Where people may have previously put up and shut up about their money worries, things are changing.
—Kirstie McDermott | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut up
Verb
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Concerts were canceled, venues closed, and opportunities dried up overnight.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2025
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When WeWork’s public listing collapsed in September 2019, Cohen was left with a looming leasing problem as the startup’s cash was predicted to dry up.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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In a sweet video shared on Instagram, the family could be seen hunkering down on a sectional couch, shushing each other and staring intently at their television screen as Kerry Washington and Andrew Garfield announced the nominees.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2025
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The players did a lap of honour, with Bellingham celebrating with his team’s supporters and shushing the Barca fans.—
Mario Cortegana,
The Athletic,
21 Apr. 2024
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That hushed any skeptic who assumed his power was declining, as his home run total had decreased from 36 to 29 to 24 in previous seasons.—
Zack Meisel,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Giddy with excitement over the end of season win, Biles posted a video of her and her friend after the game attempting to celebrate quietly while hushing and grinning ear to ear.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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The Times can file a motion to strike under the California anti-SLAPP statute, arguing that Baldoni is trying to silence speech protected by the First Amendment.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Once the need to gain weight started nagging, that other, restrictive noise was suddenly silenced.—
Brooke Eby,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Although regulations may usher in more urgency for sustainable action, the laws rolling out around transparent claims could lead to companies clamming up about their initiatives to avoid potential greenwashing penalties.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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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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His ability to quiet his gaming critics has so far proven much less successful than his ability to influence U.S. national politics.—
Ethan Gach / Kotaku,
Quartz,
21 Jan. 2025
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The attempt to quiet the noise went viral, receiving 3.1 million views (as of this writing).—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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While Quebec City’s winter nightlife can be muted compared to the summer, Pub Saint-Alexandre, an English tavern in Old Quebec, is another bar that offers year-round programming.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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In the four years since the insurrection, both the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers have been muted in their activity, researchers who study the groups told USA TODAY.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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The suit was eventually settled out of court, and the group signed a new recording contract yielding one of the biggest albums of the decade, 2000’s No Strings Attached, which sold 2.4 million copies in its first week.—
Shirley Halperin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Jan. 2025
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Two days after giving birth, the parents eventually settled on Boston.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Shut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20up. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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