stamp on
phrasal verb
stamped on; stamping on; stamps on
1
: to step heavily on (something) with one's foot
She accidentally stamped on my toe.
2
: to end (something) in a forceful way
The city council stamped on any efforts to build a liquor store.
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If so, thank the Globes, which have the opportunity to put their stamp on the race in a major way.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Jan. 2025
Speaking of which, the Kansas City Chiefs share top billing with the Dallas Cowboys with 13 appearances each, while Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens have put their stamp on 10 TV windows, edging the Buffalo Bills by one entry.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025
That praise isn’t undeserved, by any means, especially since Adrien Brody gives a flawless performance as a brilliant Hungarian architect — an artist of genius — struggling to put his stamp on the American landscape in the years after World War II.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration published a final rule on H-1B visas to place its stamp on immigration policy before Donald Trump returns to the White House.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Jan. 2025
Speaking of which, the Kansas City Chiefs share top billing with the Dallas Cowboys with 13 appearances each, while Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens have put their stamp on 10 TV windows, edging the Buffalo Bills by one entry.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025
That praise isn’t undeserved, by any means, especially since Adrien Brody gives a flawless performance as a brilliant Hungarian architect — an artist of genius — struggling to put his stamp on the American landscape in the years after World War II.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration published a final rule on H-1B visas to place its stamp on immigration policy before Donald Trump returns to the White House.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Stamp on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stamp%20on. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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