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
As fewer clean energy manufacturing facilities are built, construction activity dries up, costing jobs and cutting income across the board.
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Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
With free agency winding down and the quarterback options drying up, the NFL draft seems like the best option for teams in need of a quarterback to address the position.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
With direct supplies from Western countries drying up, China has become a lifeline for Russia, thanks to its imports of intermediate components, particularly high-tech electronics and industrial tools—many of which fall under export controls.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
For instance, certain smaller internet service providers rely on government grants, which raises the question of how sustainable these deployments might be once the funds dry up.
—Claudio Saes, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
With free agency winding down and the quarterback options drying up, the NFL draft seems like the best option for teams in need of a quarterback to address the position.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
With direct supplies from Western countries drying up, China has become a lifeline for Russia, thanks to its imports of intermediate components, particularly high-tech electronics and industrial tools—many of which fall under export controls.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
For instance, certain smaller internet service providers rely on government grants, which raises the question of how sustainable these deployments might be once the funds dry up.
—Claudio Saes, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dry up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry up
Verb
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The magazine saw itself as literary but not self-serious; if the stereotypical National Geographic story was a walk through the jungle recounted in hushed, awed tones, its Outside equivalent was a little dustier, wilder, and less reverent.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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In his nearly 30-minute remarks, the 82-year-old often sounded hushed, with several distinct outbursts in defense of Social Security and its recipients.—
Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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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While Lydia wallows in the residual pain, Paul has clammed up.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
12 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The love that once dared not speak its name now can’t shut up.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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It is put up or shut up time for the UCLA men’s basketball team.—
Jim Alexander,
Orange County Register,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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The freshwater was coming from a sewage-treatment pipe down below.—
Ben McGrath,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20up. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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