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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
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.
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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
The Disney Channel has shut up shop in a number of countries as its parent company continues to focus on its streaming service, Disney+.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Has the right suddenly decided that athletes should not just shut up and dribble but instead publicly engage with political issues?
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
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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
The Disney Channel has shut up shop in a number of countries as its parent company continues to focus on its streaming service, Disney+.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Has the right suddenly decided that athletes should not just shut up and dribble but instead publicly engage with political issues?
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut up
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When the summer dry season begins, all of that grass and brush dries up.Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2025
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Marketing blames sales for not closing leads, sales blames marketing for poor quality leads, and accounts blames everyone when the cash flow dries up.B.D. Dalton, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Back then, Mason was the kind of person who got excited about camera placement on a mountain to capture just the right shot as a downhill ski racer shushed past.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
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Other players use this tactic too, including Djokovic’s friend Nick Kyrgios (on many occasions), Sebastian Korda at this year’s Italian Open in Rome, and Taylor Fritz, who shushed an entire stadium after beating Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech at Roland Garros in 2023.Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
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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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Squabbling coaches — Tindall had put his fingers to his lips to hush Unai Emery after Duran’s departure, earning invective in response — added to the sense of renaissance.George Caulkin, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Attempts to question Fernández de Kirchner’s authority are silenced brutally – just ask ex president Alberto Fernández, or Axel Kicillof.Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lawyers for TikTok have argued that shuttering the app in the U.S. will silence not only its speech, but also that of the 170 million Americans who regularly use it.Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 9 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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In one version, the parents of the child do not do anything to try to quiet their child down; in the other version, the parents try their hardest to keep the child quiet.Christian B. Miller, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The win-or-else stakes on Sunday should quiet any personal animosity, in theory.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Despite strong performances from other pharmaceutical giants like Eli Lilly stock (up 31%) and AbbVie stock (up 15%), Johnson & Johnson’s stock performance has been muted.Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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December was particularly muted in China, pulling in $321 million, ranking as the eighth-best month of the year and falling 46% short of pre-pandemic levels.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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Invitation agreed to settle the lawsuit for $48 million.Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
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Musk, as the head of Tesla, has enormous economic exposure to China through the automaker and will want trade policy between the two superpowers to be settled as soon as possible rather than let tensions rise.Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Shut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20up. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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