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
David Gilbert, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
This gets problematic because managers often rubber stamp membership reviews and the roles are misinterpreted by applications and services alike.
—Atul Tulshibagwale, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
The gist: Feel free to rubber-stamp this new TV bill, but for the love of Pete don’t let these NFL guys invade our fall Saturdays.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
While the monarch in the UK does dissolve parliament ahead of the general election, it is only done at the request of the prime minister and the monarch’s power is, in effect, nothing more than a rubber stamp.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
This gets problematic because managers often rubber stamp membership reviews and the roles are misinterpreted by applications and services alike.
—Atul Tulshibagwale, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
Jennifer Lawrence and Kylie Jenner both rubber-stamped the non-shoe this year, Lawrence in a nude mesh sock-shoe from The Row and Jenner with a semi-sheer nude latex Couregès heel.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
The gist: Feel free to rubber-stamp this new TV bill, but for the love of Pete don’t let these NFL guys invade our fall Saturdays.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber stamp
Noun
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Yet absurdist echoes from her onetime status still chased her.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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Painful echoes of the pandemic abounded and parents glanced anxiously at one another during dropoff.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Trump has signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America in his first week at the White House.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The star back was signed to UNLV but was granted a release due to a coaching change.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2025
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Barrera, who starred in the fifth and sixth entries, was fired by Spyglass Media in November 2023 after directing social media followers to donate money to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East amid the Israel-Hamas War.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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An immensely popular Cuban artist who collaborated with stars including Bad Bunny, Zaldívar amassed over a million Instagram followers and has been viewed on YouTube more than 385 million times.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 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
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At the same time, then-President Joe Biden eased American sanctions on Syria, allowing humanitarian groups to operate in the country and permitting energy sales.—
Warren P. Strobel,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Millions of them file tax returns every year, paying for benefits they're not permitted to use.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Food and Drug Administration has endorsed irradiation as safe for food products, citing 30 years of research, but labeling is required when used.—
Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article Longtime Manhattan Rep. Jerrold Nadler is endorsing Scott Stringer’s campaign for mayor, making Stringer the first candidate in the 2025 race to secure support from a member of New York’s congressional delegation.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Immediate emergency interim approval of additional rate is essential to more closely align cost and risk and enable State Farm General to rebuild capital.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Trump and Musk's decisions are being enabled by their allies in Congress (and potentially by the courts, though that still mostly remains to be seen).—
Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Rubber stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber%20stamp. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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