bring an end to (something)
idiom
: to stop, finish, or complete (something)
Negotiations brought an end to the conflict.
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Netanyahu’s comments came as the United States is developing a new proposal for a cease-fire and hostage release, hoping to break a long deadlock and bring an end to the nearly 11-month-old war.
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Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Nir Elias / Pool/AFP via Getty Images file Top Hamas official Osama Hamdan told The Associated Press this week that the militant group was losing faith in the United States’ ability to mediate a cease-fire and bring an end to the 10-month-old war.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
While a political campaign capitalizing on a viral moment may seem like a surefire way to kill the organic humor of a meme, induce cringe, or as some Charli xcx fans have worried online, bring an end to brat summer, Terpak says that this very online moment is no ordinary instance of going viral.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 24 July 2024
No serious observer would contend that the Allies committed genocide against Germans during World War II.
German fatalities instead occurred as a result of the Allied waging of a manifestly defensive war to bring an end to aggression, war crimes, and genocide perpetrated by Germany.
—Eli M. Rosenbaum, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
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Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Nir Elias / Pool/AFP via Getty Images file Top Hamas official Osama Hamdan told The Associated Press this week that the militant group was losing faith in the United States’ ability to mediate a cease-fire and bring an end to the 10-month-old war.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
While a political campaign capitalizing on a viral moment may seem like a surefire way to kill the organic humor of a meme, induce cringe, or as some Charli xcx fans have worried online, bring an end to brat summer, Terpak says that this very online moment is no ordinary instance of going viral.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 24 July 2024
No serious observer would contend that the Allies committed genocide against Germans during World War II.
German fatalities instead occurred as a result of the Allied waging of a manifestly defensive war to bring an end to aggression, war crimes, and genocide perpetrated by Germany.
—Eli M. Rosenbaum, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
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