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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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One young man accused him of being an undercover federal agent and told him to shut up.
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Jabin Botsford, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
In that sense, there could be some benefit to just shutting up and backing Biden to stop the party from ceding more of its high ground to Trump.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Cancer June 21 – July 22 There’s wisdom in shutting up.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
The more men told her to sit down and shut up, the less willing Chaney was to do it.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
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Jabin Botsford, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
In that sense, there could be some benefit to just shutting up and backing Biden to stop the party from ceding more of its high ground to Trump.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Cancer June 21 – July 22 There’s wisdom in shutting up.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
The more men told her to sit down and shut up, the less willing Chaney was to do it.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
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“Shut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20up. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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