stamp on

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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The Florida High School Athletic Association’s 13-member board of directors is once again tasked with putting their stamp on a plan to realign football teams for the 2026 and 2027 seasons in a meeting at FHSAA headquarters today in Gainesville. Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026 Our aim with ‘Dungeon Masters’ is to crystallize all that’s great about actual play – the tension, drama, and unpredictable nature – and put our stamp on it with upcoming official source material. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 Yet the doc has been shut out of film festivals and distribution so far; South by Southwest and Sundance rejections are stamped on a promotional flier. Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026 That didn’t appear to be the case in this instance; this was personal animosity—a secretary who was micromanaging personnel decisions in the Army, looking to put his own stamp on that service. Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026 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 22 Apr. 2026.

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