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as in to settle (down)
to become still and orderly
if you don't pipe down, we're turning this car around and going straight home!
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as in to quiet (down)
to stop talking
"Pipe down or I'll cancel recess!" the teacher commanded
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Recent Examples of pipe down
During a January thaw, water trickled from a burst pipe down an interior wall, into a basement storage closet, and ruined all of Dora’s wedding dresses.
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Literary Hub, 26 Mar. 2026
The Softstreme Classic-fit High-rise Joggers have piping down the front that creates a more elevated look, while deep pockets and a comfortable, flat waistband lend themselves to comfort and practicality.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
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.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
The more people tell them to pipe down, the more riled up Kizzi and Joe get.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
The compressed air is then piped down to enormous sealed salt caverns thousands of feet below the Earth's surface for long-term storage.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 30 June 2025
At one point, crowd-surfers pulled pipes down from the ceiling.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025
A couple of locals showed up at our campsite telling us to pipe down, this treasure was too good to share.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Longer-term, the FAA is also planning to build a new radar system in Philadelphia, so that controllers there won’t have to rely on the signal piped down from New York anymore.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Literary Hub, 26 Mar. 2026
The Softstreme Classic-fit High-rise Joggers have piping down the front that creates a more elevated look, while deep pockets and a comfortable, flat waistband lend themselves to comfort and practicality.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
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.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
The more people tell them to pipe down, the more riled up Kizzi and Joe get.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
The compressed air is then piped down to enormous sealed salt caverns thousands of feet below the Earth's surface for long-term storage.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 30 June 2025
At one point, crowd-surfers pulled pipes down from the ceiling.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025
A couple of locals showed up at our campsite telling us to pipe down, this treasure was too good to share.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Longer-term, the FAA is also planning to build a new radar system in Philadelphia, so that controllers there won’t have to rely on the signal piped down from New York anymore.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe down
Verb
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The air gusts inside, cooling off the car seats, the vinyl hot, steaming.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Bright teardrop earrings hang from metal tins filled with Japanese cooling beads.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Tima said the event opened up the eyes of many attendees about domestic violence, a conversation that is typically hushed in Caribbean households.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2026
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Maggie saw couples pointing, whispering hushed opinions to each other.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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For Nederland Middle Boulder Creek has never dried up, but with climate concern and unprecedented snowpack issues coming out of the winter there is a potential to consider.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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These hospitals serve large Medi-Cal populations, so when reimbursements dry up, the revenues that keep them open do too.—
Monica Montgomery Steppe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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Everyone in the theater clammed up, as if embarrassed to have endorsed Max with laughter.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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Your language model would clam up from time to time to conserve its resources.—
Amanda Gefter,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Pipe down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipe%20down. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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