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 second was stomped out by a good Samaritan just east of Bacon Lane.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Since then, Russia has imposed a brutal and repressive regime, stomping out any sign of opposition.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Harvard President Alan Garber has stressed the university and the federal government have similar goals of stomping out antisemitism but that the school will not give up its independence.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 20 May 2025
Yuri sure could use a friend since she’s surrounded by lost boys who take their advice from her deluded father (Willem Dafoe), ready to stomp out the ochis forever.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Baltimore pummeled Pittsburgh 28-14 at home, and the Bills stomped out the Broncos 31-7 in Buffalo.
—Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Marina, who, God help her, is just trying to do her job, angrily stomps out to a different cabin.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
The puppies went flying, and the man just barely retrieved them before stomping out the door.
—Simon J. Levien, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
That’s because the native ecosystem throughout Southern California is 1) varied and 2) getting stomped out by our cities and invasive species.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Since then, Russia has imposed a brutal and repressive regime, stomping out any sign of opposition.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Harvard President Alan Garber has stressed the university and the federal government have similar goals of stomping out antisemitism but that the school will not give up its independence.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 20 May 2025
Yuri sure could use a friend since she’s surrounded by lost boys who take their advice from her deluded father (Willem Dafoe), ready to stomp out the ochis forever.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Baltimore pummeled Pittsburgh 28-14 at home, and the Bills stomped out the Broncos 31-7 in Buffalo.
—Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Marina, who, God help her, is just trying to do her job, angrily stomps out to a different cabin.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
The puppies went flying, and the man just barely retrieved them before stomping out the door.
—Simon J. Levien, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
That’s because the native ecosystem throughout Southern California is 1) varied and 2) getting stomped out by our cities and invasive species.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Stomp out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomp%20out. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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