stomp out
phrasal verb
stomped out; stomping out; stomps out
1
: to stop or destroy (something bad)
They are determined to stomp out corruption.
2
: to stop (something) from burning by stepping on it forcefully with the feet
She stomped out her cigarette.
Examples of stomp out in a Sentence
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The change seems to come in response to the antitrust lawsuit filed by the United States, which accuses Apple of attempting to stomp out both cloud game streaming apps and super apps.
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Emma Roth, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024
Putin's regime has been widely successful in stomping out opposition voices amid its invasion of Ukraine.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2024
They’re aligned on a quest to stomp out revolt with the grotesque Baron Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård) and his homicidally inclined nephew Feyd-Rautha (Austin Butler, slithering with evil).
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
Smoking is a pretty tough habit to stomp out, especially with the increasingly popular e-cigarettes, or vapes, being passed around by younger demographics.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024
General Motors will pay tribute to the Detroit Lions as the Lions look to stomp out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field in Detroit in Sunday's playoff game.
—Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2024
Anything other than a full investigation into Evanston is a complete abdication of the Department of Education’s legal responsibility to stomp out federal funding going to support racial discrimination.
—William E. Trachman, National Review, 4 Feb. 2024
Some evenings, Moore and fellow guide Sean Johnson would take us sledding just below the house, where a hill unfurls onto a runway that the guides sometimes have to stomp out by foot so planes can land.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2024
Some observers say the only way to stomp out smoking among teens – in all its forms – is through accountability and mutual respect.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2023
Emma Roth, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024
Putin's regime has been widely successful in stomping out opposition voices amid its invasion of Ukraine.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2024
They’re aligned on a quest to stomp out revolt with the grotesque Baron Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård) and his homicidally inclined nephew Feyd-Rautha (Austin Butler, slithering with evil).
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
Smoking is a pretty tough habit to stomp out, especially with the increasingly popular e-cigarettes, or vapes, being passed around by younger demographics.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024
General Motors will pay tribute to the Detroit Lions as the Lions look to stomp out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field in Detroit in Sunday's playoff game.
—Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2024
Anything other than a full investigation into Evanston is a complete abdication of the Department of Education’s legal responsibility to stomp out federal funding going to support racial discrimination.
—William E. Trachman, National Review, 4 Feb. 2024
Some evenings, Moore and fellow guide Sean Johnson would take us sledding just below the house, where a hill unfurls onto a runway that the guides sometimes have to stomp out by foot so planes can land.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2024
Some observers say the only way to stomp out smoking among teens – in all its forms – is through accountability and mutual respect.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2023
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“Stomp out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomp%20out. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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