bring/put a stop to
idiom
: to bring (something) to a state in which no further activity happens : to end (something)
Negotiations brought a stop to the conflict.
We need to put a stop to these practices.
She wanted to put a stop to the rumors.
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Congress needs to step in to help put a stop to this.
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Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025
But in 2017 the N.F.L. put a stop to it in most cases.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The case out of the Southern District of Florida is the latest in federal efforts to put a stop to North Korea remote worker fraud.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
News round-up Chelsea put a stop to their five-game winless Premier League streak by seeing off Wolverhampton Wanderers last night.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025
But in 2017 the N.F.L. put a stop to it in most cases.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The case out of the Southern District of Florida is the latest in federal efforts to put a stop to North Korea remote worker fraud.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
News round-up Chelsea put a stop to their five-game winless Premier League streak by seeing off Wolverhampton Wanderers last night.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Bring/put a stop to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%2Fput%20a%20stop%20to. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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