1
as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
stamping around in oversized boots
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as in stomping
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure
stamped the grass down in a circle
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Recent Examples of stamping
The Valentine block stamping and printing workshop will be led by Nicki Fortunati-Warren, a multidisciplinary artist and bookbinder born in Italy and based in the Chicago area.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Other reasons include foreign countries potentially prohibiting entry access, due to another country stamping the passport, or to provide validation for travel to a restricted country.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Toyota Industries, which founded Toyota Motor, produces a range of products including forklifts, engines, electronic components, and stamping dies.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Few authors are better equipped to address these questions than the Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard, who made a name for himself by alchemizing his private life into approximately 3,500 pages of literary voyeurism and stamping it with the name of Hitler’s manifesto.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
More than 1,000 robots work alongside almost 1,500 humans, hoisting, stamping and welding in robotic unison.
—Marc Lieberman, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Pick out your go-to shades of white and a peachy nude, starting out with the nude hue first and gently stamping the white polish onto the tips.
—Taylor Augustin Littlejohn, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
If the little ones on your holiday shopping list are Bluey fans, this fun stamping kit makes an ideal gift.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Unlike Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game, there is plenty of footage of Bryant scoring from all over the court and stamping his singular dominance.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Other reasons include foreign countries potentially prohibiting entry access, due to another country stamping the passport, or to provide validation for travel to a restricted country.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Toyota Industries, which founded Toyota Motor, produces a range of products including forklifts, engines, electronic components, and stamping dies.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Few authors are better equipped to address these questions than the Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard, who made a name for himself by alchemizing his private life into approximately 3,500 pages of literary voyeurism and stamping it with the name of Hitler’s manifesto.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
More than 1,000 robots work alongside almost 1,500 humans, hoisting, stamping and welding in robotic unison.
—Marc Lieberman, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Pick out your go-to shades of white and a peachy nude, starting out with the nude hue first and gently stamping the white polish onto the tips.
—Taylor Augustin Littlejohn, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
If the little ones on your holiday shopping list are Bluey fans, this fun stamping kit makes an ideal gift.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Unlike Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game, there is plenty of footage of Bryant scoring from all over the court and stamping his singular dominance.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stamping
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Bridgerton treats it as though every woman got multiples of their yearbook photo to hand around as headshots, and Benedict’s taking what would have been treasured personal heirlooms and just shuffling through them and tossing out anyone with the wrong hair color.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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Silvia showed them little affection or attention, shuffling quickly through the infants to feed, change, or hold them.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Han will be posted up by the Milennium Falcon and/or Oga’s Cantina, Luke will be stomping his Chanel boots in the marketplace, and Darth Vader will be force-choking dads in Grumpy tees.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2026
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Then there’s the people watching, from the tailgating to the communal divot stomping, full of dramatic sun dresses and hats with flourishes, seersucker suits and, yes, hats with flourishes.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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Reports of stumbling, slipping on the ice or just the indignity of having to yield to a robot were among common complaints submitted, Robertson said.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The latest trailer finds Mario and Luigi stumbling upon the green lizard in a spooky cave.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Stamping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stamping. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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