stamp out
verb
stamped out; stamping out; stamps out
1
: to stop or destroy (something bad)
stamp out smallpox/corruption
2
: to stop (something) from burning by stepping on it forcefully with the feet
stamp out a fire
stamp a cigarette out
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The Hong Kong government proposed legislation Monday that would allow the city’s leader to designate certain criminal acts as national security offenses, stepping up its efforts to stamp out challenges to its rules in the city where critics say freedoms have been eroding.
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ABC News, 8 June 2026
That's key, says Geisbert, since vaccinating soon after a possible exposure — a strategy known as ring vaccination — has been critical to stamping out prior outbreaks.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 4 June 2026
Iran claimed the shutdown was a wartime necessity Iranian authorities first shut down the internet in January during mass anti-government protests that were eventually stamped out in a violent crackdown.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
And Baran couldn’t stamp out their doubts.
—Laura Isensee, Scientific American, 18 May 2026
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ABC News, 8 June 2026
That's key, says Geisbert, since vaccinating soon after a possible exposure — a strategy known as ring vaccination — has been critical to stamping out prior outbreaks.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 4 June 2026
Iran claimed the shutdown was a wartime necessity Iranian authorities first shut down the internet in January during mass anti-government protests that were eventually stamped out in a violent crackdown.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
And Baran couldn’t stamp out their doubts.
—Laura Isensee, Scientific American, 18 May 2026
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“Stamp out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stamp%20out. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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