1
as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
stamping around in oversized boots
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2
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 first step of doing that would be creating a unique conversation ID at the first touch and stamping it on every chat, call, portal click and email.
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Tayfun Bilsel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
While 10 teams across South America, Asia, Oceania have already joined hosts Canada, Mexico and the United States in stamping their ticket to next June’s tournament, everything is still to play for in European qualifying.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
More on the nanoimprint lithography (NIL) Nanoimprint lithography (NIL) is like stamping patterns onto a film, but at a microscopic level.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Their shimmer and logo stamping broke the polish of the leather, peeking above the topline in a flash of color.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Tayfun Bilsel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
While 10 teams across South America, Asia, Oceania have already joined hosts Canada, Mexico and the United States in stamping their ticket to next June’s tournament, everything is still to play for in European qualifying.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
More on the nanoimprint lithography (NIL) Nanoimprint lithography (NIL) is like stamping patterns onto a film, but at a microscopic level.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Their shimmer and logo stamping broke the polish of the leather, peeking above the topline in a flash of color.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stamping
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The Detroit Tigers had some roster shuffling to take care of before Thursday's series finale against the Cleveland Guardians.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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However, this campaign has seen Cody Gakpo drop deeper from the left wing, often shuffling back into the midfield line.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In Baltimore, the Ravens shook off last week’s stunning loss to the Bills by stomping the Cleveland Browns 41-17.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Cena’s chrome-domed antihero, Freddie Stroma’s Vigilante and and Danielle Brooks’ Adebayo stomping through spots of light.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
21 Aug. 2025
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The episode ends with a surreal, graphic deepfake scene of a totally nude Donald Trump stumbling around a desert.—
Nick Marx,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Inside the agency, Dudek, ill-prepared for leadership or for DOGE’s murky agenda, was stumbling through the chaos in part by creating some of his own.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Stamping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stamping. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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