stem the tide
idiom
: to stop something from continuing and increasing
—+ of
We have to do something to stem the tide of violence.
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Stewards tried but failed to hold them back, unable to stem the tide of bodies.
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
As Wayne County jail inmates cause floods in the new facility amid reports of staffing shortages and prolonged lockdowns, county officials have turned to a mechanical fix to stem the tide of destruction: heavy-duty sprinkler heads.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
But new laws are slowly being implemented to stem the tide.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
Buffalo was able to stem the tide with a scoring drive of their own that churned four and half minutes off the clock and culminated in a booming 51-yard field goal from Tyler Bass to make the score 24-19 Bills.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
As Wayne County jail inmates cause floods in the new facility amid reports of staffing shortages and prolonged lockdowns, county officials have turned to a mechanical fix to stem the tide of destruction: heavy-duty sprinkler heads.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
But new laws are slowly being implemented to stem the tide.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
Buffalo was able to stem the tide with a scoring drive of their own that churned four and half minutes off the clock and culminated in a booming 51-yard field goal from Tyler Bass to make the score 24-19 Bills.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Stem the tide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stem%20the%20tide. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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