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put an end to

Idioms  

  1. Also, put a stop to. Terminate, abolish, as in It's time they put an end to their feud, or The police chief vowed to put a stop to prostitution. This locution is more emphatic than the plain verbs end or stop. [Mid-1600s]

Example Sentences

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What they want is to put an end to Estrosi’s 18-year tenure, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Zelensky called it a "despicable attack" on military personnel in a post on X and urged Iran to put an end to attacks against its neighbouring countries.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Top-down org charts are a blight, but one artificial intelligence will put an end to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

A victory for Taylor would put an end to months of speculation around Ley's leadership, which has never seemed secure.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

“I’ve spent years trying to put an end to the market in baby bonobos. Slowly, they stopped appearing in Kinshasa. In one moment, you reestablished it.”

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

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