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
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
The approval of 22 of the remaining 29 owners is not exactly a rubber stamp, as former player agent Jeff Moorad learned the hard way when his five-year plan to buy the Padres crumbled after the January 2012 quarterly meeting, leading Moores to search for a new buyer.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
Christianity rubber-stamps the Apocalypse without considering what continuation really means.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Hegseth is clearly unfit for the position and the committee and full Senate should understand that their function is not to be a rubber stamp, but to put tough questions to Hegseth.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
The approval of 22 of the remaining 29 owners is not exactly a rubber stamp, as former player agent Jeff Moorad learned the hard way when his five-year plan to buy the Padres crumbled after the January 2012 quarterly meeting, leading Moores to search for a new buyer.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
Perhaps the biggest problems are that supervisors approved as lawful 99% of stops, frisks and searches, frequently rubber-stamping behavior that clearly failed to comply with the rules.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
Christianity rubber-stamps the Apocalypse without considering what continuation really means.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber stamp
Noun
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Her sentences, always at the shore of some great nothingness, have the intricacies and echoes of a conch shell.—
Audrey Wollen,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
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California Scenario is a coming-of-middle-age love story exploring the intergenerational echoes of trauma, survival, and healing.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And, during his first term, Donald Trump signed a whopping 220 executive orders, while Biden signed 162 of them during his term.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Trump signed an executive order Tuesday seeking a significant reduction in the size of the government.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Indian media reported that there was a bomb threat against the aircraft, and Flight Emergency, a flight-tracking account on X with more than 195,000 followers, also wrote that the diversion was due to a bomb threat.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Price’s YouTube channel has since amassed nearly 1.4 million followers, with an additional 1.1 million followers on Instagram.—
Taryn White,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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In participating in those extreme acts, Saha said, people fall victim to a group psychology that both permits and encourages more extreme behavior.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The permitting process has sparked fighting in the Charlotte region over the years between farmers who say the sludge is a cost-effective fertilizer and residents concerned about the potential health and environmental impacts.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Except that to endorse or criticize Apple for embracing DEI or not is to completely miss the point.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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But Johnson won a key victory last week when Mr. Trump endorsed his chamber's budget outline.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Digital platforms, including mobile apps, chatbots and social media, can enable companies to engage with customers in real time and provide instant responses to queries and concerns.—
Naeem Ghauri,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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This approach not only enables the brand to navigate shifting trends but also transforms art from a mere embellishment into a core ecosystem, making Loewe a symbol of cultural significance.—
WWD,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Rubber stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber%20stamp. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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