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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On stage with Benioff at Dreamforce, Newsom signed into law several bills that seek to stamp out altered content.
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Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
In March 2022, the U.S. central bank began an aggressive hiking campaign that eventually brought interest rates to their highest levels in more than two decades in an effort to slow the U.S. economy and stamp out surging inflation.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Israel says the raids are necessary to stamp out militancy, which has flared since Oct. 7.
—Julia Frankel and Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
As the months wore on, with draconian laws and vicious crackdowns stamping out the country’s fledgling anti-war movement, the director watched the creation of an alternate reality that would help prop up the Russian war effort.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
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Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
In March 2022, the U.S. central bank began an aggressive hiking campaign that eventually brought interest rates to their highest levels in more than two decades in an effort to slow the U.S. economy and stamp out surging inflation.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Israel says the raids are necessary to stamp out militancy, which has flared since Oct. 7.
—Julia Frankel and Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
As the months wore on, with draconian laws and vicious crackdowns stamping out the country’s fledgling anti-war movement, the director watched the creation of an alternate reality that would help prop up the Russian war effort.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Stamp out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stamp%20out. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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