Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: put a stop to

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Usage examples:

Agbabere said the vigilante group, the Community Development Committee and the youths were directed by a monarch in the area to put a stop to illegal oil bunkering activities there.

Source: https://www.informationng.com/2023/12/illegal-bunkering-over-20-feared-dead-in-rivers-explosion.html

Although any one of them could easily step in to put a stop to their brother's machinations, doing so would likely be just as catastrophic as what the Rat King has planned.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/tmnt-armageddon-game-biblical-consequences-idw-publishing/

At one point, when Christie and Ramaswamy were going back and forth, Haley tried to put a stop to it while at the same time pointing out that she was the only woman on stage.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/7-takeaways-gop-primary-debate/story?id=102519792

Bethlehem will also put a stop to its usual celebrations “in honor of the martyrs and in solidarity with our people in Gaza.”

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1835558/bethlehem-cancels-christmas-israel-hamas-war

But an injury to her spine while on military exercise in the Falklands put a stop to that.

Source: https://www.chad.co.uk/news/people/support-dog-helps-mansfield-woodhouse-nhs-worker-excel-at-work-and-leave-the-house-4352801

”But we are committed to ensuring that we put a stop to all criminal activities in Plateau,”

Source: https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/unknown-gunmen-kill-50-villagers-in-plateau-governor-mutfwang/s5mler0

Earlier, Fadahunsi led the delegation on a fact-finding mission to Katsina State and solicited the support of the state governor, Dikko Radda, to put a stop to the menace.

Source: https://punchng.com/save-us-from-killer-customs-men-border-communities-beg-senate/

He wanted residents to pay him £576 a week for the right to park outside their own homes in spaces, which they have previously been using for free, but Cambridgeshire County Council has now put a stop to this.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12783335/Storage-Hunters-star-41-smiles-axes-cherry-tree.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

"It is time to put a stop to this shoddy, piece-meal approach to evaluating such a large and risky project that will impact thousands of people for decades to come."

Source: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/more-information-needed-on-drinking-water-risk-for-proposed-silica-sand-project-in-manitoba-commission-s-report-1.6453628

It put a stop to Palestinian national sports and pushed most Palestinians into exile and refugee camps.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202310200021.html

Its intensely lukewarm reception put a stop to the franchise for several years.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/gaming-franchises-almost-killed-by-one-entry/

"I was dreading the moment of having to decide to put a stop to it."

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-64306961?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Megan put a stop to the speculation in an comment that she wrote on Sunday February 19. “How me making a joke in order to absolve this girl of a hurtful accusation somehow turned into a confirmation of it – I will never understand,” she remarked.

Source: https://hollywoodlife.com/2023/02/20/megan-fox-support-mgk-guitarist-comment/

Mr Flynn, it seems, has put a stop to such nonsense and though life isn’t exactly a bowl of cherries among the £84k-a-year tribunes of independence, the atmosphere is certainly better.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23331393.kevin-mckennas-diary-love-party-happy-atmosphere/?ref=rss

's players must help the Bronze Dragonflight repair the timeways and put a stop to their foes’ machinations.

Source: https://gamerant.com/world-warcraft-dragonflights-blood-horde-glorious-alliance-explained-time-rift/

The Covid-19 pandemic put a stop to her swimming activities from 2020 to 2022 before she joined training under David Chung of Top Speed Aquatic Swimming Club.

Source: https://www.theborneopost.com/2023/12/09/miri-swimmer-shatters-23-year-swim-record/

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman, asked about the minister’s remarks, said there was “no single lever” that could be deployed to put a stop to the small boat crossings.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23318123.no-10-refuses-rebuke-minister-rwanda-marginal-benefit-comments/?ref=rss

These specialised units are being brought in to ensure we apprehend these and put a stop to these illegal operations.”

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/watch-public-order-policing-dispatched-as-truck-looted-in-n12-protest/