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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]

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Earlier, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country has the "necessary will" to put an end to the war but demanded certain guarantees to prevent the recurrence of any future aggression.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

"We have to put an end to this war, we have to negotiate with Iran, we're suffering," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Lowe wants the High Court to put an end to the investigation, and earlier this month he applied for an interim injunction to temporarily stop it, pending a hearing into the wider claim next month.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

A new crisis, however, quickly put an end to exchanges, precipitating the mass incarceration of prisoners that marked the last two years of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

One night he decided to follow her all the way, to put an end to a situation that threatened to continue indefinitely.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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