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
Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Trump White House: San Diego County must not be a rubber stamp for any presidential administration — whether Democrat or Republican.
—Louis A Fuentes, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Gameweek 32 had been confirmed as a double and on Thursday afternoon, another in Gameweek 33 was rubber-stamped, as well as a blank in Gameweek 34.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
To judge from the Schenley Park proposal, however, that doesn’t appear to mean a rubber stamp from regulators.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Trump White House: San Diego County must not be a rubber stamp for any presidential administration — whether Democrat or Republican.
—Louis A Fuentes, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
The City Council was expected to rubber-stamp the Commission’s denial a week later, but the project was removed from the agenda after the developer withdrew the proposal.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Gameweek 32 had been confirmed as a double and on Thursday afternoon, another in Gameweek 33 was rubber-stamped, as well as a blank in Gameweek 34.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber stamp
Noun
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Other Trump tariff comments to Time have echoes of government price setting, which conservatives have generally shunned.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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This year’s edition of the springtime event still brought echoes of the 2023 strike and an industry last year trying to get on its feet amid numerous financial challenges.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Athletic reported that all of Arsenal, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool had at least pursued the idea of signing him during the summer.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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What To Know Trump signed two executive orders related to immigration on Monday.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Creators with under 50K followers had more trust than celebrity influencers, the study found.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Last summer, beauty label Charlotte Tilbury partnered with Purdue, who counts over 51,500 followers on Instagram and 32,000 on TikTok, on video content showing off the products the runner uses in her routine.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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One ballot was tossed out because it wasn’t initialed by an election judge, and Balich won the position via a lottery.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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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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Meanwhile, the Trump administration has pushed to expand offshore oil drilling and accelerate the permitting process, reducing timelines to just weeks.—
Dan Ruetenik,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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If permitted to enter the country, students must enroll full time, earn good grades and notify their school within 10 days of substantive changes to their circumstances.—
David L. Di Maria,
The Conversation,
1 May 2025
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Moments after their meeting, Trump endorsed Republican Representatives Derrick Van Orden, Juan Ciscomani, Scott Perry and Gabe Evans for Congress.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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Swift had endorsed Trump’s Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris, in the 2024 election.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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Implement Anonymous Surveys Move beyond annual engagement surveys and implement anonymous pulse surveys that enable real-time analysis.—
Kerri Sutey,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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On the farm, poor sanitation enabled cows and dairy workers to introduce tuberculosis, typhoid, and other pathogens into milk.—
Made by History,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Rubber stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber%20stamp. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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