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.

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One particular enemy of Gauguin’s was Bishop Martin, a Catholic priest on Hiva Oa who did his best to stomp out local custom, forbidding tattooing, Polynesian dancing, and the customary practice of polyandry. Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025 Scarlett Johansson’s Jurassic World Rebirth is looking to stomp out the competition at the extended 4th of July weekend box office. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025 The second was stomped out by a good Samaritan just east of Bacon Lane. 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

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“Stomp out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomp%20out. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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