as in to quiet (down)
to stop talking
sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up
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Spencer Platt/Getty Images Important bodies of water that supply water to populated regions in the Northeast have dried up due to drought conditions in recent months, according to experts.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Read the full story by Rachel Dobkin on Newsweek.
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Half of Russia's Airbus fleet now obsolete due to sanctions: Russian media
Western sanctions have dried up the supply of spare parts for Russian airlines and grounded around half of the country's Airbus fleet.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The dry conditions have increased the risk of wildfires, dried up streams, and brought reservoirs to dangerously low levels, AccuWeather warned.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
Federal funding — like how the U.S. Forest Service has been handing out $1.5 billion for planting trees in urban areas, made possible by the IRA — might dry up for many local projects, but city governments, community groups, and philanthropies will still be there.
—Matt Simon / Grist, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Read the full story by Rachel Dobkin on Newsweek.
07:54 AM EST
Half of Russia's Airbus fleet now obsolete due to sanctions: Russian media
Western sanctions have dried up the supply of spare parts for Russian airlines and grounded around half of the country's Airbus fleet.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The dry conditions have increased the risk of wildfires, dried up streams, and brought reservoirs to dangerously low levels, AccuWeather warned.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
Federal funding — like how the U.S. Forest Service has been handing out $1.5 billion for planting trees in urban areas, made possible by the IRA — might dry up for many local projects, but city governments, community groups, and philanthropies will still be there.
—Matt Simon / Grist, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry up
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Matthews’ voice swung from gravelly to hushed in a simple, affecting tribute.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
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Throughout the first act, the auditorium was hushed.Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Judges struggle to name favorite cheese Ask a judge to pick their favorite and most will clam up, dodge the question or offer a long, unranked list.Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
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One social worker said that a girl clammed up in a recent interview that her mother was invited to.Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
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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
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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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The Vidalia fans will need to pipe down once and for all.Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Alexander’s trash talk ensued and Wicks got up and shoved Alexander, who told Wicks to pipe down.Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20up. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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