stamp on

phrasal verb

stamped on; stamping on; stamps on
1
: to step heavily on (something) with one's foot
She accidentally stamped on my toe.
2
: to end (something) in a forceful way
The city council stamped on any efforts to build a liquor store.

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At the Academy Museum gala, Bieber recently put her stamp on the trending cat-eye nail with a unique brown manicure that matched her Schiaparelli gown, seamlessly incorporating the prismatic nail topper into her look. Kara Nesvig, Allure, 30 Oct. 2025 The attempt to leave your stamp on this landmark antiheroine leaves you in tatters or elevates you to God-tier status. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025 For the first time since Harrell’s season-ending knee injury, a Charlotte quarterback started and finished a game, and Loftis likely put his stamp on the starting job for the rest of the season. Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025 Before Jenna Ortega and Scream, before Mia Goth and Pearl, and before the young cast of Yellowjackets became our cannibal darlings, Maika Monroe arrived to put her own indelible stamp on 21st-century horror. Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stamp on

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“Stamp on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stamp%20on. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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