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
Grace Manthey, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The City-County Council will rubber stamp the zoning change but typically does not take a full vote on zoning approvals.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Confirmation hearings for Federal Reserve chairs are usually staid, rubber-stamp affairs.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Noun
But California auditors reported in 2022 that, at times, that certification may be little more than a rubber stamp.
—Grace Manthey, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The City-County Council will rubber stamp the zoning change but typically does not take a full vote on zoning approvals.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
County registrars will now validate signatures from both ballot measures and report the results to Secretary of State Shirley Weber, whose office will ultimately rubber-stamp the proposals to appear on voters’ ballots.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Confirmation hearings for Federal Reserve chairs are usually staid, rubber-stamp affairs.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber stamp
Noun
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The incident — with a few uncomfortable echoes of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — has sparked concerns and questions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Viewers can expect this tale of neocolonialism with echoes of #MeToo to leave a sour taste in their mouths.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Shi spoke of the need to sign players determined to become Wolves legends.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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David and Samantha Anderson of East Los Angeles got a selfie with Turner, who signed two baseball cards for the couple.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Online, this generally meant that creators encouraged their followers to pair a healthy habit with a fun or existing one (scrolling while walking on the treadmill, for example) or to just link two good behaviors together (folding laundry between breaks of your at-home workout).—
Julia Landwehr,
Health,
18 May 2026
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With more than four million followers and billions of views across platforms, Garg has built a global fanbase through her sharp, deeply relatable observations on family, culture, and modern life.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Before the contracts reach Noem, they must be approved by a series of political appointees, who each sign or initial a checklist sometimes referred to internally as a routing sheet.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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While Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed agreements affirming their commitment to sign a peace treaty, only their foreign ministers have initialed the text of the treaty.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And these are now increasingly fragile as a result of global unrest, climate change and a host of imitators.—
Rebekah Evans,
TheWeek,
19 May 2026
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The dish everyone comes for is the spicy rigatoni vodka, a plate that’s launched a thousand imitators across the country.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
Verb
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California is now speeding review for large-scale renewable energy projects through a new fast-track permitting program that does not require sign-off from county and municipal governments — a fast-track process that Church has criticized.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Interest in allowing the Pride flag to fly on village flagpoles last year sparked passionate debate at village board meetings before trustees ultimately voted down the request amid concerns about permitting some flags but not others.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Plaza Midwood’s newest bakery – with cookies endorsed by Oprah — is officially in business.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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Trump had pledged to endorse after Cornyn failed to reach the 50%-plus threshold to win the primary outright.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Building Mercury Bank The charter, which Akhund says may be ready for final approval in 2027 as Mercury builds its products and internal controls, will enable the firm to keep more revenue for itself.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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The new Gen-2 hand, named Flex 2, combines multiple actuation technologies in a hybrid drive system, enabling it to handle objects with different shapes, textures, and levels of fragility more effectively.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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“Rubber stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber%20stamp. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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