stomp out

phrasal verb

stomped out; stomping out; stomps out
1
: to stop or destroy (something bad)
They are determined to stomp out corruption.
2
: to stop (something) from burning by stepping on it forcefully with the feet
She stomped out her cigarette.

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The victorious Buckley all but stomped out any advantage Covington might have had in grappling and landed 75 significant strikes to 37 for the loser. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 In an effort to stomp out the four-decade high inflation that took hold after an unusually strong economic rebound from the COVID-19 recession of 2020, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate 11 times since March of 2022. Matt Ott, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024 The Biden administration is also pursuing cases against Amazon, Google and Apple, charging that each company wields monopoly power to stomp out competition and raise prices for consumers. Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 17 Nov. 2024 While the data was valid, the fact that White deemed it necessary to stomp out the PFL could serve as validation. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 Frieda, now entirely incapable of playing nice, taking big, blatant swipes at her daughters, Shelly grimly staring at the board, and finally, Nancy bawling, and stomping out of the room. Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024 Violence will never stomp out violence, only non-violence and love can do that. Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024 Louisville Courier Journal Smoking is a pretty tough habit to stomp out, especially with the increasingly popular e-cigarettes, or vapes, being passed around by younger demographics. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024 The change seems to come in response to the antitrust lawsuit filed by the United States, which accuses Apple of attempting to stomp out both cloud game streaming apps and super apps. Emma Roth, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024

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“Stomp out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomp%20out. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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