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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In the decades following, nearly every style icon has put their stamp on the look.
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Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2025
King Charles continues to put his own stamp on his annual Christmas Day message.
—Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025
Yet McNamara triumphed in many of these power struggles, and in doing so put his stamp on the office to a greater extent than any secretary of defense before him or since.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Ghost is a serial-production, semi-customizable yacht, meaning owners can put their stamp on it.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
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Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2025
King Charles continues to put his own stamp on his annual Christmas Day message.
—Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025
Yet McNamara triumphed in many of these power struggles, and in doing so put his stamp on the office to a greater extent than any secretary of defense before him or since.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Ghost is a serial-production, semi-customizable yacht, meaning owners can put their stamp on it.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stamp on
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“Stamp on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stamp%20on. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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