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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By invalidating the rule, Republican senators stamped out one of California’s most ambitious environmental policies and, more broadly, challenged the state’s authority to enact vehicle standards to combat its notoriously unhealthy air quality.
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
The authority had organized the tour to highlight how the Israeli military, seeking to stamp out armed groups, had captured and partly demolished an area on the edge of the city.
—Fatima Abdulkarim, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Wilson drew a crucial double play to help stamp out a potential rally in the sixth, and after Greg Weissert allowed a walk and a single after finishing the sixth and starting the seventh with two quick strikeouts, Justin Slaten came on and forced Lindor to ground out on one pitch to end the threat.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
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.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
The authority had organized the tour to highlight how the Israeli military, seeking to stamp out armed groups, had captured and partly demolished an area on the edge of the city.
—Fatima Abdulkarim, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Wilson drew a crucial double play to help stamp out a potential rally in the sixth, and after Greg Weissert allowed a walk and a single after finishing the sixth and starting the seventh with two quick strikeouts, Justin Slaten came on and forced Lindor to ground out on one pitch to end the threat.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
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.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 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 25 May. 2025.
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