stamp out
phrasal verb
stamped out; stamping out; stamps out
1
: to stop or destroy (something bad)
stamp out smallpox/corruption
2
: to stop (something) from burning by stepping on it forcefully with the feet
stamp out a fire
stamp a cigarette out
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Second, Ukraine must roll back what the Kremlin calls Ukrainian efforts to stamp out Russian language, culture, and history.
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Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
There are no tanks on the streets or intelligence agents stamping out whispers of dissent.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 29 May 2025
Republican senators stamped out one of California’s most ambitious environmental policies and challenged the state’s authority to enact vehicle standards to combat its notoriously unhealthy air quality.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Marijuana is legal and regulated in California, but the state has been on an aggressive push to stamp out unauthorized grow operations and sales that officials say can fuel gangs and other international criminal organizations, while undermining the lawful industry.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 20 May 2025
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Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
There are no tanks on the streets or intelligence agents stamping out whispers of dissent.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 29 May 2025
Republican senators stamped out one of California’s most ambitious environmental policies and challenged the state’s authority to enact vehicle standards to combat its notoriously unhealthy air quality.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Marijuana is legal and regulated in California, but the state has been on an aggressive push to stamp out unauthorized grow operations and sales that officials say can fuel gangs and other international criminal organizations, while undermining the lawful industry.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 20 May 2025
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“Stamp out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stamp%20out. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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