stamp out

phrasal verb

stamped out; stamping out; stamps out

: to stop or destroy (something bad)

stamp out smallpox/corruption

: to stop (something) from burning by stepping on it forcefully with the feet

stamp out a fire

stamp a cigarette out

Examples of stamp out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This rule was initially aimed at stamping out fly-by-night Chinese operations recycling dirty or otherwise contaminated material. —

Tian MacLeod Ji, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2024 He also was not stamped out of a cookie cutter, the birthplace of many of today’s play-by-play voices. —

Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2024 To complete its mission, the RSS must stamp out any serious opposition—to the point where no party can challenge Hindu nationalists in state or federal elections. —

Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2024 Officials said the operation was necessary to stamp out Hamas, which attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing around 1,200 people and abducting more than 250 others. —

Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for stamp out

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