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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However, the annual film festival has updated its dress code ahead of this year’s event to put an end to naked dressing, per Vogue Business.
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Latoya Gayle, People.com, 13 May 2025
Getty Images China has put an end to its ban on deliveries of Boeing aircrafts, according to Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the matter.
—Brian Evans,yun Li, CNBC, 12 May 2025
Thielbar, though, could not put an end to the scoring.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Brit’s unhinged family scenes further derail the season’s progress with over-the-top histrionics, assumably for the cameras, that only her poor grandma could put an end to.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 5 May 2025
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Latoya Gayle, People.com, 13 May 2025
Getty Images China has put an end to its ban on deliveries of Boeing aircrafts, according to Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the matter.
—Brian Evans,yun Li, CNBC, 12 May 2025
Thielbar, though, could not put an end to the scoring.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Brit’s unhinged family scenes further derail the season’s progress with over-the-top histrionics, assumably for the cameras, that only her poor grandma could put an end to.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 5 May 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 20 May. 2025.
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