stem the tide
idiom
: to stop something from continuing and increasing
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We have to do something to stem the tide of violence.
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Never reaching for melodrama, A Small Light is moving dramatic television, a reminder of the responsibility people share when faced with the potential to stem the tide of evil in this world.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
As plastic waste clogs rivers, kills marine life and threatens human health, many leaders of countries, communities and forward-looking companies are working on ways to stem the tide of plastic pollution.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Ice batteries certainly aren’t a silver bullet, but their widespread adoption could help stem the tide of this emerging energy dilemma.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
These tax policies could help stem the tide, according to Mikula and Ryan.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
As plastic waste clogs rivers, kills marine life and threatens human health, many leaders of countries, communities and forward-looking companies are working on ways to stem the tide of plastic pollution.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Ice batteries certainly aren’t a silver bullet, but their widespread adoption could help stem the tide of this emerging energy dilemma.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
These tax policies could help stem the tide, according to Mikula and Ryan.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stem the tide
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“Stem the tide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stem%20the%20tide. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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