put to rest

VERB

lay to rest

Synonyms

WEAK

annul bring to a close bury cancel entomb hold a funeral inter invalidate lay in the grave negate nullify put an end to put six feet under revoke undo void

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LeBron James’ performance against the Houston Rockets in the first round of the NBA playoffs should put to rest the discussion of whether LeBron or Michael Jordan is the NBA’s GOAT.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

That put to rest speculation that Micron wouldn’t be a supplier of HBM4 for the new Nvidia chips, or at least that it would miss out initially.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

But it hasn’t put to rest concerns that markets are pricing in too many reductions in 2026.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

Those concerns were put to rest soon after Rebag started posting bags for sale in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

The last attempt to stir up trouble had been put to rest.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

put to rest

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