as in followers
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 stamps
ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
University governing boards are also appropriately imposing rules governing behavior and becoming less rubber stamps for administrative wishes.
—Richard K. Vedder, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Americans' primary oversight entities—rather than rooting out waste and misconduct—now are poised to be rubber stamps for whatever administration is in power.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
The largely ceremonial legislature rubber stamps decisions that have been made by the ruling Communist Party.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
University governing boards are also appropriately imposing rules governing behavior and becoming less rubber stamps for administrative wishes.
—Richard K. Vedder, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Americans' primary oversight entities—rather than rooting out waste and misconduct—now are poised to be rubber stamps for whatever administration is in power.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber stamps
Noun
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Most of his followers are locals or close to local.—
Max Darrow,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Since winning double Olympic gold in Milan last month, figure skater Alysa Liu has amassed 8 million Instagram followers (and counting), attended Paris fashion week, hobnobbed at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, received a key to the city of Oakland and received murals painted in her honor.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If convinced, the dicastery sends the case to the pope, who signs a decree saying the candidate can be beatified.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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If Kemp signs the bill into law, the ban would take effect at the end of the year.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The drone also incorporates an acoustic shield to dampen noise from its own propellers, enabling clearer detection of echoes.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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There were also subtle echoes to Alessandro Michele’s influence throughout—a welcome nod from Demna, one that bridges past and present while setting the tone for the next Gucci chapter.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This tops the 5% quarterly cap the fund permits.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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Current league policy only permits teams to trade picks as far as three years into the future.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For decades, Gallup’s company and its imitators improved their techniques.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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Along the way, the festival has outlasted many imitators and weathered shifting food trends by staying nimble.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Founded in 1935, the Lake Forest Caucus vets residents interested in serving on city boards and commissions and endorses candidates for local offices, including mayor, City Council, and the city’s two local public school boards.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The cops are rendered so clueless and so steadfast in their stupidity, the series accidentally endorses ACAB.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In December, the Chicago City Council passed a provision in the 2026 budget that legalizes licensing of unregulated video gambling terminals within the city limits.—
Julie Darling,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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This is in reference to Assembly Bill 720, a new California law which for the first time, legalizes tastings and wine sales at California vineyards.—
Jess Lander,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Though Medicare is federally administered, the state licenses hospices to be able to operate.—
Laura Geller,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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In the United States, for example, the FCC licenses satellite constellations and spectrum use, and the FAA oversees launch and re‑entry activities.—
Tessa McCann,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rubber stamps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber%20stamps. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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