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put an end to

verb as in put paid to

verb as in sever

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By then, he was also looking over his shoulder, expecting the Dodgers to put an end to the experiment.

Justice Secretary David Lammy, who was foreign secretary in July when the path to recognition was announced, cited the controversial E1 settlement project which critics warn would put an end to hopes for a viable, contiguous Palestinian state.

From BBC

A few Irvine ranch hands rode up with guns, and that put an end to that.

The 32-year-old music star announced the news — and put an end to the pregnancy speculation — on “CBS Mornings” in an interview with Gayle King published Wednesday.

They said: "The UK government should now put an end to the planning application once and for all, or face a humiliating judicial review."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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