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as in settled (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 quieted (down)
to stop talking
"Pipe down or I'll cancel recess!" the teacher commanded
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Recent Examples of piped down
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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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piped down
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Both teams have now lost two consecutive games, which has cooled their jumps into the top six just last week.—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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The white-hot Texas economy may have recently cooled, but one of North America’s largest banks still sees significant upside and is advising business leaders to take a more judicious approach in the current economic climate.—
Trevor Bach,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Similarly, the money that paid for cell phone minutes so clinic employees could call patients and remind them about upcoming appointments and medication refills has dried up.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
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The market dried up and homeowners couldn’t find insurers willing to take their money.—
Scott Pham,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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All was hushed and stonily still, like the moon and its lights and shadows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Inside, the rooms were intimate, jammed, dim, and hushed.—
Nicole Krauss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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But when co-host Maria McErlane looked for details, Norton clammed up.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The famously outgoing media personality clammed up, on air and off, thanks to a terrifying stranger.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
7 Dec. 2025
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“Piped down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piped%20down. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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