as in dried up
to stop talking
the schoolboy ordered his mates to belt up about the prank
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But that friendship was betrayed as settlers dried up the Gila with upstream dams and diversions.
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The problem is not that capital dried up; the challenge is that capital has become more concentrated, flowing toward a relatively small group of sectors and companies that fit the current AI investment thesis.
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Behind the station doors are 150 polished European-style rooms, hushed corridors and a few magnificent surprises.
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The years have only intensified Zimmerman’s mournful, hushed vocal performance, and Dream Me a Dream often plays out like a bedtime story spun by a beloved elder, accompanied by soft strings, shakers, and even a synth or two.
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Since becoming mayor, though, Mamdani has piped down publicly on his calls for the freeze in order to avoid the appearance of compromising the board’s independence.
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This is then piped down to the Gulf where it is turned into liquid, frozen to [less than] minus 200 degrees Fahrenheit and then put into ships.
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Anyone asked by local or national media over the past few months if they’d been invited to the nuptials clammed up quickly.
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On Israel, a lot of candidates have clammed up.
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“Belted up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belted%20up. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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