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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Businesses that fear the sting of the FTC’s crackdown maintained that the agency had been trying to stamp out a consumer benefit. Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025 Picture a sheet of metal and say, a process that involves stamping out round circles on that sheet. Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 July 2025 This has left the Syrian government unable to reassert control in Suwayda, and has frustrated its efforts to stamp out the Assad regime’s illicit drug trade. Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2025 In the long run, researchers say, toxic bosses stamp out many of the qualities most valued in workers: Creativity. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 June 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 Jul. 2025.

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