shut (in or up)

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Verb
  • Keller police have charged a Shady Grove Elementary special education teacher with unlawfully restraining a 4‑year‑old student after investigators corroborated a parent's report with statements from school staff.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • It was evacuated in Siegburg, not far from Cologne, and federal police said the man was restrained and arrested, German news agency dpa reported.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In addition, motions in which the prosecution opposed mental health diversions for two defendants contained similar errors, Stuart wrote.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Jumping Branch fire has spread to 275 acres and is only 30% contained, state officials said Tuesday.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Shut (in or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20%28in%20or%20up%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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