bring/put a stop to
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: 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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The trans model is vocal on transgender rights, serving as an ambassador for the gender variant and transgender youth charity Mermaids, and has spoken passionately about the bid to put a stop to female genital mutilation.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
Fighters from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militant group, which led the rebel overthrow, stood guard, checking cars in a bid to put a stop to any more thefts from the building that was Assad’s main residence until he was forced into exile.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Ultimately, referee Daniele Orsato put a stop to Pickford’s tactics: the image above is from before Switzerland’s fourth penalty, scored by Zeki Amdouni (above).
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
The department threatened criminal charges against stations that did not stop playing the ad, but a federal judge put a stop to the threats by issuing a temporary restraining order against state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
Fighters from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militant group, which led the rebel overthrow, stood guard, checking cars in a bid to put a stop to any more thefts from the building that was Assad’s main residence until he was forced into exile.
—Richard Engel, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Ultimately, referee Daniele Orsato put a stop to Pickford’s tactics: the image above is from before Switzerland’s fourth penalty, scored by Zeki Amdouni (above).
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
The department threatened criminal charges against stations that did not stop playing the ad, but a federal judge put a stop to the threats by issuing a temporary restraining order against state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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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 21 Dec. 2024.
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