rubber stamps 1 of 2

plural of rubber stamp
as in echos
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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rubber-stamps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rubber-stamp

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Recent Examples of rubber-stamps
Verb
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
Verb
  • Best of the Bee Gavin Newsom signs California housing bill.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • California is making historic strides today as @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom signs #SB79 — streamlining the building of more housing all across the Golden State.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The account has now surpassed 15,000 followers.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • During his announcement, Skinner acknowledged that many of their followers were heavily invested in their relationship and would be devastated by the news.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Tier 1 permits cost $40 per quarter or $144 annually, while Tier 2 permits cost $60 per quarter or $216 annually.
    Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The echoes of this feeling resounded clearly three centuries later in the increasing disconnect between suburban mobility and localism.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Taken together — lax credit standards resurfacing, leveraged firms falling out of favor, speculative flows unmoored from fundamentals — the echoes with past turning points are fanning a spirit of discipline among a cohort of big money managers.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If the board endorses his proposal, King may then decide whether to propose regulations, which the Board of Commissioners would then weigh, according to the Health Department.
    Anna Clark, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The law also requires insurance plans to cover the vaccines the state endorses.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The oud that launched a thousand imitators, and still outclasses them all.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Could Lightfighter – and the imitators likely to follow – even raise interest in track riding, in a world where modern sportbike performance long ago outpaced what could be exploited prudently on public roads?
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Both medical and recreational use are legal in Colorado, and New Mexico passed a law this year that legalizes certain medical uses.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Imax licenses its technology to theater chains, in addition to sharing in box office revenues from its screens.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Of a similar ilk is the Criterion Collection, the company licenses and releases classic and contemporary arthouse films.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Rubber-stamps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber-stamps. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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