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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Just stamp out plant names on metal utensils with a metal stamp set and hammer, or carefully burn plant names into wooden utensils with the art of pyrography.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
University leaders fear that the government is trying to stamp out academic freedom.
—Natalie Proulx, New York Times, 1 May 2025
In 2015, nearly 300 people were seized by Chinese police in the 709 Crackdown designed to stamp out any lawyers willing to take on the government.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The administration has been acting to stamp out dissent in many different contexts.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
University leaders fear that the government is trying to stamp out academic freedom.
—Natalie Proulx, New York Times, 1 May 2025
In 2015, nearly 300 people were seized by Chinese police in the 709 Crackdown designed to stamp out any lawyers willing to take on the government.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The administration has been acting to stamp out dissent in many different contexts.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stamp out
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“Stamp out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stamp%20out. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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