as in echo
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
an author who was ultimately just another rubber stamp of Hemingway
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Recent Examples of rubber stamp
Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Skeins of yarn, yards of fabric, rubber stamps, blank canvases, vintage postcards, old magazines, paints, pastels and pipe cleaners.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Malen joined for Emery and Villa’s growth, rubber-stamped by the Champions League, which he had been involved with at Dortmund.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Wikler has the support from one of the highest-ranking Democrats, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and rubber stamps from both centrist and progressive organizations within the party.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Skeins of yarn, yards of fabric, rubber stamps, blank canvases, vintage postcards, old magazines, paints, pastels and pipe cleaners.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
That phrasing, legal experts said, suggested that the judge was unlikely to rubber-stamp the government’s effort.
—Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Malen joined for Emery and Villa’s growth, rubber-stamped by the Champions League, which he had been involved with at Dortmund.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber stamp
Noun
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Also, the beginning of Season 2 for me was a little bit of an echo to the beginning of Season 1 — when Mark’s walking around in the hallways the first time.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
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Test recordings are clear, with minimal echo and a fairly wide dynamic range.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The striker signed a four-year deal on his return but moved to West Brom in 2017 for £12million, double the fee Southampton had paid Burnley five years earlier.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Comcast’s previous deal for the Olympic rights was signed more than a decade ago, and was set to run through 2032.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While the Willis family has maintained his privacy since sharing his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis in 2023, Willis’ ex-wife Demi Moore shared several intimate photos with her social media followers in honor of his special day.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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Natalie is now a model and influencer with thousands of followers on Instagram.—
McKinley Franklin,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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One ballot was tossed out because it wasn’t initialed by an election judge, and Balich won the position via a lottery.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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The serial numbers on those seals are written on a form that is then initialed by the chief inspector and a member of the Board of Absentee Canvassers.—
Alison Dirr,
Journal Sentinel,
30 Oct. 2024
Verb
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
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And, not all gold products qualify (collectible coins are usually not permitted).—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Trump didn’t actually end up endorsing Massie’s primary opponent in the next election.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Mar. 2025
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There is a stark contrast between defending artistic freedom and endorsing an individual who weaponizes their platform to spread bigotry.—
David Renzer,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Here, a magnetic field and mechanical compression are used to create fusion conditions, aka extreme heat, for compressing plasma inside a reactor to enable the production and extraction of energy.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Mar. 2025
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Workshops, developer sessions, and technical tutorials enable professionals to learn about the latest tools and best practices.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Rubber stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber%20stamp. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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