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
Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
The fact that he was fired from Mar-A-Lago proves one thing: there is no oversight, just a rubber stamp congress.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
Christianity rubber-stamps the Apocalypse without considering what continuation really means.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In Poland, the previous administration stacked the judiciary with loyalists, turning it effectively into a rubber stamp for the ruling party.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
The fact that he was fired from Mar-A-Lago proves one thing: there is no oversight, just a rubber stamp congress.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
Perhaps the biggest problems are that supervisors approved as lawful 99% of stops, frisks and searches, frequently rubber-stamping behavior that clearly failed to comply with the rules.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
Christianity rubber-stamps the Apocalypse without considering what continuation really means.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber stamp
Noun
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The film’s score is, by turns, delicate and bold, flowing and discordant, unrepentantly experimental, and an echo of the grandeur of Hollywood.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
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That’s when a figure disrupts the new stasis of Guy’s life: Oswald, a charismatic Brit with neurofibromatosis, whose face is an echo of what Edward’s once looked like.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The big item is signing Connor McDavid (who reaches unrestricted free agency after next season), then Bouchard.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Trump signed an executive order to establish the MAHA Commission, headed by RFK Jr, on February 13.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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For the past few days, West has spewed virulently antisemitic, homophobic and misogynistic hate speech via his X account to his more than 32 million followers.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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The marketing stunt involves Duolingo's account on Twitter/X, which has over 930,000 followers.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
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When those match, it’s marked approved the approver initials the envelope.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA TODAY,
28 Oct. 2024
Verb
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In participating in those extreme acts, Saha said, people fall victim to a group psychology that both permits and encourages more extreme behavior.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Back in Storrs, Conn., NIL activity isn’t permitted on game day or the day prior, with basketball remaining as the main priority besides academics.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Twenty-five state attorneys general endorsed a request for the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that would permanently categorize fentanyl analogues as drugs with no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.—
Ray Lewis,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Feb. 2025
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The comedian and podcaster endorsed Trump the day before the election but had previously spoken favorably of Senator Bernie Sanders and criticized Trump in the past.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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With this agreement, YouTube TV will continue to offer 100-plus channels and add-ons including Paramount+ and will enable more user choice in the future.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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But there is a risk that his team's aggressive efforts could lead to the failure of government computer systems and enable Musk and his partners to profit off private information maintained by the government.—
FATIMA HUSSEIN AND JOSH BOAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Rubber stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber%20stamp. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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