stamp out
phrasal verb
stamped out; stamping out; stamps out
1
: to stop or destroy (something bad)
stamp out smallpox/corruption
2
: to stop (something) from burning by stepping on it forcefully with the feet
stamp out a fire
stamp a cigarette out
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In direct response, in April 2021, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin launched a groundbreaking effort to identify and stamp out extremism in the ranks.
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Will Carless, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Yet Will Marshall remains convinced that shining a luminous spotlight from space on war maneuvers planet-wide could ultimately stamp out combat as a means of interaction between fellow members of the UN.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Latgalian, often claimed to be merely a dialect of Latvian, was discouraged and stamped out from the media and public sphere under nationalist rule in the 1930s.
—The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
Modeling a new Syria HTS, considered a terrorist group by the United States and others, appears keen to stamp out such sentiment.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
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Will Carless, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Yet Will Marshall remains convinced that shining a luminous spotlight from space on war maneuvers planet-wide could ultimately stamp out combat as a means of interaction between fellow members of the UN.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Latgalian, often claimed to be merely a dialect of Latvian, was discouraged and stamped out from the media and public sphere under nationalist rule in the 1930s.
—The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
Modeling a new Syria HTS, considered a terrorist group by the United States and others, appears keen to stamp out such sentiment.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Stamp out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stamp%20out. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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