dry up
verb
dried up; drying up; dries up
: to cut off the supply of
1
: to disappear as if by evaporation, draining, or cutting off of a source of supply
2
: to wither or die through gradual loss of vitality
3
: to stop talking
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Examples of dry up in a Sentence
sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up
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Federal funding — like how the U.S. Forest Service has been handing out $1.5 billion for planting trees in urban areas, made possible by the IRA — might dry up for many local projects, but city governments, community groups, and philanthropies will still be there.
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Matt Simon / Grist, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
California Police cash flows to Hochman in D.A. race while support for Gascón dries up
Oct. 21, 2024
Although Gascón has made a stand of charging officers, his courtroom results have been mixed.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Blue skies returned to the Bay Area on Thursday, quickly drying up most of the evidence that the first of two storms ever arrived.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
However, in this election year of close down ticket races, Sunday’s announcement is intended to swell confidence locally for an industry and a workforce that has seen production in L.A. and across the state dramatically shrink and jobs dry up over the last year or so, sources say.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
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Matt Simon / Grist, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
California Police cash flows to Hochman in D.A. race while support for Gascón dries up
Oct. 21, 2024
Although Gascón has made a stand of charging officers, his courtroom results have been mixed.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Blue skies returned to the Bay Area on Thursday, quickly drying up most of the evidence that the first of two storms ever arrived.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
However, in this election year of close down ticket races, Sunday’s announcement is intended to swell confidence locally for an industry and a workforce that has seen production in L.A. and across the state dramatically shrink and jobs dry up over the last year or so, sources say.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20up. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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