stem the tide
idiom
: to stop something from continuing and increasing
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We have to do something to stem the tide of violence.
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The nonprofit also helped connect veterans to mental health care, doled out more than 100,000 meals and distributed nearly 1,000 gun locks to help stem the tide of suicides among former military service members.
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
In the battle to stem the tide of plastic waste, companies and academics are developing new ways to reduce plastic packaging—the single largest source of this waste.
—Alex Whiting, WIRED, 20 May 2022
Even a slew of value meals that promised cheap burgers and fries couldn’t stem the tide.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Even a conviction will not stem the tide of the torture of the memories of the evil acts.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
In the battle to stem the tide of plastic waste, companies and academics are developing new ways to reduce plastic packaging—the single largest source of this waste.
—Alex Whiting, WIRED, 20 May 2022
Even a slew of value meals that promised cheap burgers and fries couldn’t stem the tide.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Even a conviction will not stem the tide of the torture of the memories of the evil acts.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Stem the tide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stem%20the%20tide. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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