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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Ice batteries certainly aren’t a silver bullet, but their widespread adoption could help stem the tide of this emerging energy dilemma.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
Vivienne and Abigail manage to reach an important political agreement: France will supply vital medications to the UK, allowing the government to control the healthcare crisis, in turn helping to stem the tide of criticism of Abigail’s leadership.
—Time, 21 Aug. 2025
Behind him, neither Dewsbury-Hall nor Carlos Alcaraz was able to support sufficiently or help stem the tide out of possession.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Despite his legacy as a free trader, U.S. President Ronald Reagan sought to stem the tide of American deindustrialization with 100 percent tariffs on certain Japanese products and import quotas to protect American industry.
—Wally Adeyemo, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
Vivienne and Abigail manage to reach an important political agreement: France will supply vital medications to the UK, allowing the government to control the healthcare crisis, in turn helping to stem the tide of criticism of Abigail’s leadership.
—Time, 21 Aug. 2025
Behind him, neither Dewsbury-Hall nor Carlos Alcaraz was able to support sufficiently or help stem the tide out of possession.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Despite his legacy as a free trader, U.S. President Ronald Reagan sought to stem the tide of American deindustrialization with 100 percent tariffs on certain Japanese products and import quotas to protect American industry.
—Wally Adeyemo, Foreign Affairs, 19 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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