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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The deluge of threats that engulfed the district left administrators and teachers feeling helpless to stem the tide of harassment and shows how quickly social media storms can upend a small community based on a single image taken out of context and incorrectly tied to a political motive.
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Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 9 Nov. 2025
The goal of the film is to stem the tide of veteran suicides—about 17 a day—by showing those struggling that there is hope.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
In communities across the country, ERs and their staff are straining under a burden of too many patients, too few beds and a stubborn dearth of viable solutions to stem the tide.
—Eric Snoey, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Much could depend on whether quarterback Sam Leavitt is fit to return after injury kept him out against the Utes, though even his return may not be sufficient to stem the tide.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 9 Nov. 2025
The goal of the film is to stem the tide of veteran suicides—about 17 a day—by showing those struggling that there is hope.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
In communities across the country, ERs and their staff are straining under a burden of too many patients, too few beds and a stubborn dearth of viable solutions to stem the tide.
—Eric Snoey, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Much could depend on whether quarterback Sam Leavitt is fit to return after injury kept him out against the Utes, though even his return may not be sufficient to stem the tide.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Stem the tide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stem%20the%20tide. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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