as in approval
an acceptance of something as satisfactory
could not begin the project without the boss's imprimatur
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Recent Examples of imprimatur
Customers, meanwhile, can brag that their new supercar has the imprimatur of one of the greatest car designers ever.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
Kirk lent his imprimatur by hosting Vance on his podcast, where Vance suggested that people without children should pay higher taxes than parents.
—Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Over that time, the producers have observed Sundance’s imprimatur assuming increasing importance in both marketing and public recognition.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Freddie Mercury and Elvis Presley couldn't give Rami Malek or Austin Butler any advice, but now that the biopic genre is moving into musicians who are still alive and can grant their imprimatur.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
Kirk lent his imprimatur by hosting Vance on his podcast, where Vance suggested that people without children should pay higher taxes than parents.
—Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Over that time, the producers have observed Sundance’s imprimatur assuming increasing importance in both marketing and public recognition.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Freddie Mercury and Elvis Presley couldn't give Rami Malek or Austin Butler any advice, but now that the biopic genre is moving into musicians who are still alive and can grant their imprimatur.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprimatur
Noun
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However, Xiaopeng has noted that while the G7 already delivers the intelligence and processing required for L3 operation, it will only be considered a true Level 3 car once hardware redundancy is fully implemented and the vehicle receives the necessary regulatory approvals.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Their approval to compete this September generated significant uproar, with many alleging Angelina Melnikova’s participation, in particular, violates FIG rules.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Jeremiah also appears to give Conrad his blessing to pursue Belly.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But once their comfort level in a new genre locked in, Clark counted her blessings daily.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Imprimatur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprimatur. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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