bring an end to (something)
idiom
: to stop, finish, or complete (something)
Negotiations brought an end to the conflict.
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Trump has been holding talks with Moscow and Kyiv as part of his election pledge to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, which is now in its fourth year.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Advertisement Putin also called on Trump to end foreign military and intelligence assistance to Ukraine as the U.S. looks to bring an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the Kremlin.
—TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
With nearly all of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees confirmed, GOP senators are eyeing personnel decisions to be placed under the guise of Cabinet secretaries that would largely bring an end to DOGE’s gutting of government agencies.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Feb. 2025
Vance also met with the leader of Germany's far-right AfD while in Munich.
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Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met on Friday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to discuss how to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Advertisement Putin also called on Trump to end foreign military and intelligence assistance to Ukraine as the U.S. looks to bring an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the Kremlin.
—TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
With nearly all of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees confirmed, GOP senators are eyeing personnel decisions to be placed under the guise of Cabinet secretaries that would largely bring an end to DOGE’s gutting of government agencies.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Feb. 2025
Vance also met with the leader of Germany's far-right AfD while in Munich.
2:40
Matthias Schrader/AP
Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met on Friday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to discuss how to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Bring an end to (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20an%20end%20to%20%28something%29. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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