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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
In other words, Anti-SLAPP laws prevent bad people from misusing the courts to shut up others who have done nothing more than lawfully express themselves.
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
But the film cranks it to 10 when the actors shut up and the Crums focus on a warped visual vocabulary: analog video, gruesome special effects, taunting puppets and, most especially, Daryll Arellano’s skin-pinching sound.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
There are people yelling at the other people to shut up.
—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
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
But the film cranks it to 10 when the actors shut up and the Crums focus on a warped visual vocabulary: analog video, gruesome special effects, taunting puppets and, most especially, Daryll Arellano’s skin-pinching sound.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
There are people yelling at the other people to shut up.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shut up
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But beneath the surface, their market was drying up.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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But since then, federal stimulus money has dried up, costs have increased and budgets have tightened.—
Nick Coltrain,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Visiting Villa manager Unai Emery had earlier been left angered by the decision to send off Jhon Duran with Tindall later seen shushing the Spaniard in the technical area.—
Callum Davis,
The Athletic,
9 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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While his initial work was hushed and impressionistic, Longlegs was more flamboyant with its thrills.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
7 Feb. 2025
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Residents also have access to the hotel’s many perks, which will include restaurants, a wellness center, a spa, hushed reading rooms, and a daily programming of activities.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
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That sacrifice happens for our capacity to see ourselves as no longer subject to the state, no longer subject to powers that would attempt to shame and silence us.—
Jason Parham,
WIRED,
14 Feb. 2025
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The exhibition is meant to be both an indictment of American materialism and a tribute to Indigenous artists who have been silenced by Eurocentric institutions, says Luger.—
Laura Regensdorf Katharine Sohn Laura Bannister Osman Can Yerebakan Shannon Adducci,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 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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Where the Bears go from here is anyone’s guess, and speculation about future ownership options won’t quiet anytime soon.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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Pausing quiets fears, reduces stress and fosters empathy, enabling meaningful engagement and shared understanding.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
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Congressional Republicans’ responses to Trump’s outrageous comments were largely muted even as a few senators like Thom Tillis came out forcefully in defense of Ukraine and against Vladimir Putin.—
Mordechai Gordon,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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Deutsche Bank Research economist Sebastian Becker on Friday described the lower core inflation reading as positive and noted that the print is expected to keep falling as wage growth eases and the broader economy remains muted.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Here, any sedimentary layers that settle to the bed of the brine pool remain exquisitely intact.—
Christina Shaw,
Fox News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Powell had to settle for a showing in Saturday night’s 3-point contest.—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Shut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20up. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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