bring/put a stop to
idiom
: to bring (something) to a state in which no further activity happens : to end (something)
Negotiations brought a stop to the conflict.
We need to put a stop to these practices.
She wanted to put a stop to the rumors.
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Kansas City civic and business leaders worked for years to put a stop to the practice, warning that the competition yielded little economic benefit.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
To put a stop to this sacrilege, Rutherford instructed members of his congregation to erect a barrier of stones across the pitch.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies should put a stop to this creepy surveillance and embrace transparency in providing health care.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
Read: Putin won To that end, Americans should invest their time and money fighting in the arena where political power still lies: with the American people and in Washington, D.C., with the handful of Republican representatives who could put a stop to the power grab.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
To put a stop to this sacrilege, Rutherford instructed members of his congregation to erect a barrier of stones across the pitch.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies should put a stop to this creepy surveillance and embrace transparency in providing health care.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025
Read: Putin won To that end, Americans should invest their time and money fighting in the arena where political power still lies: with the American people and in Washington, D.C., with the handful of Republican representatives who could put a stop to the power grab.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Bring/put a stop to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%2Fput%20a%20stop%20to. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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