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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
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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Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
25 June 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.
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Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Feb. 2026
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
25 June 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.
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Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piped down
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Most of the system’s hardware is cooled with direct hot-water cooling, where the cooling elements are attached directly to processors, GPUs and memory modules.
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That’s good news, because many of the sites where residents cooled themselves in years past were closed to the public today.
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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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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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“Piped down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piped%20down. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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