stamp on

phrasal verb

stamped on; stamping on; stamps on

: to step heavily on (something) with one's foot

She accidentally stamped on my toe.

: to end (something) in a forceful way

The city council stamped on any efforts to build a liquor store.

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The Biden administration signed a five-year cost-sharing agreement with Seoul in October, but there is a chance Trump might look to renegotiate the deal to put his stamp on it as president. —

David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024 One in particular was a very old oxygen bottle that had a year stamped on it, 1933. —

Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024 The kidnappers told them the stamp on their forearm would protect them from being kidnapped again in the Tapachula area. —

Emily Green, ProPublica, 1 Nov. 2024 The 30-year-old conductor, who in April succeeded the late Michael Morgan as the Symphony’s music director and artistic leader, has already put his stamp on the organization with creative energy and impressive drive. —

Georgia Rowe, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stamp on