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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Gestures, colloquialisms, facial expressions, local cuisine, and the like are not incidental to a tongue but constitute it; sometimes, to capture a word or phrase, in writing or in an algorithm, is to stamp out its meaning.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Restrictions on reproductive rights also aimed to increase birth rates following two world wars that had stamped out some of the population, particularly in the Soviet Union and Italy.
—Seda Saluk, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
The detentions are some of the highest profile examples of the kingdom’s efforts to stamp out corruption in recent years.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The protests then swelled to wider calls to stamp out corruption, repression and rising crime under President Dina Boluarte’s rule.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Restrictions on reproductive rights also aimed to increase birth rates following two world wars that had stamped out some of the population, particularly in the Soviet Union and Italy.
—Seda Saluk, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
The detentions are some of the highest profile examples of the kingdom’s efforts to stamp out corruption in recent years.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The protests then swelled to wider calls to stamp out corruption, repression and rising crime under President Dina Boluarte’s rule.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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