put an end to (something)
idiom
: to cause (something) to stop or prevent (something) from continuing
They promise to put an end to unfair policies.
The new mayor vowed to put an end to the violence.
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Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP President Donald Trump has put an end to a longstanding policy that restricted federal agents from making immigration arrests at sensitive locations like churches, hospitals and schools.
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Hafsa Quraishi, NPR, 27 Jan. 2025
American voters elected Donald Trump to put an end to foolish, expensive, and self-harming policies and deals that are designed to win over the affection of nations who hate us.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
California, along with 17 other states, the District of Columbia and the city of San Francisco, sued Tuesday to challenge the executive order that aims to put an end to birthright citizenship.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
That year, Washington issued another executive order, this one calling upon 12,000 militia to put an end to the violence.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Hafsa Quraishi, NPR, 27 Jan. 2025
American voters elected Donald Trump to put an end to foolish, expensive, and self-harming policies and deals that are designed to win over the affection of nations who hate us.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
California, along with 17 other states, the District of Columbia and the city of San Francisco, sued Tuesday to challenge the executive order that aims to put an end to birthright citizenship.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
That year, Washington issued another executive order, this one calling upon 12,000 militia to put an end to the violence.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Put an end to (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20an%20end%20to%20%28something%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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