to stem the tide

Examples

• All

• Its apparent design is to stem the tide of litigation pouring into the Federal courts.

  Academic text (2017)

• Nationwide, educators are struggling to find effective ways to stem the tide of growing physical and emotional violence.

  Academic text (2013)

• The President did very little to stem the tide of aggression against the South and Southern leaders.

  Academic text (1994)

• Clearly, there are many doing their part to stem the tide of growing American totalitarianism.

  Blog text (3)

• After Al Smith succeeded Miller as governor, legislators drafted a number of bills seeking to stem the tide of illegal medical practitioners.

  Academic text (2007)

• Small amounts of money and skillfully designed incentives are stemming the tide of deforestation by creating a stake in protecting the forests.

  Academic text (2004)

• The result is that schools feel their own kind of squeeze: increased pressure to stem the tide of middle-class defections to lower-cost alternatives.

  Academic text (2006)

• Efforts are being made to stem the tide of pollution in the river by introducing stricter regulations.

• The government implemented new policies to stem the tide of unemployment during the economic crisis.

• Community organizers are working hard to stem the tide of crime in the neighborhood through various initiatives.

Synonyms

C

to counteract

vsto stem the tide

47 4.8

To act against something to reduce its effect

aims to stop or slow a rising problem rather than just cancel effects

K

to keep down

vsto stem the tide

39 3.6

To stop people or groups from becoming stronger

stops or slows an increase or worsening rather than only limiting it

C

to countervail

vsto stem the tide

• Formal

4 9.3

To act against something to reduce its effect

has identical meaning but differs only in form or register

Antonyms

E

to exacerbate

69 8.0

To make a problem or feeling worse

W

to worsen

61 3.9

To make a situation or condition less good

How Restricted

to reverse

329 3.2

to halt

206 2.4

to stem the tide

6 7.0

to limit

∞ 2.1

to slow down

687 1.4

Surface Forms

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Etymology