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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When the German chef puts his stamp on a resort restaurant, it’s understood that certain culinary standards will be met.
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Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Often, that means checking the recycling code stamped on the plastic next to the recycling icon.
—Alex Jordan, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Most of the album isn’t as upbeat, particularly as Baker and Torres put their stamp on the genre’s hard-living lyrical traditions.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
Trump, perhaps more than any other world leader in Games gone by, will want to put his own stamp on proceedings.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Often, that means checking the recycling code stamped on the plastic next to the recycling icon.
—Alex Jordan, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Most of the album isn’t as upbeat, particularly as Baker and Torres put their stamp on the genre’s hard-living lyrical traditions.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
Trump, perhaps more than any other world leader in Games gone by, will want to put his own stamp on proceedings.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 20 Mar. 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 6 May. 2025.
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