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put an end to

verb as in put paid to

verb as in sever

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A birther conspiracy has been raised by his political opponent, and Oedipus, speaking impromptu to reporters on-screen at the start of the play, promises to release his birth certificate and put an end to the controversy.

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“We will put an end to the culture of corruption.”

Roz wanted to put an end to those dust clouds, but to do that she would have to stop Crusher.

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She wanted to crush the mining robot beneath the sinking station and finally put an end to the poison tide.

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That kind of stuff stopped in 1999, when the NFL put an end to the practice by introducing special “K-Balls,” which were used exclusively for kicking and punting.

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

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