as in echo
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 stamp
Louisa Moller,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Instead of convening advisory committees, Makary brought together rubber stamp panels to endorse the administration’s agenda.
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Joshua M. Sharfstein,
STAT,
16 May 2026
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2026
The red-carpet welcome continued on Thursday morning with a ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People, a sprawling state building west of Tiananmen Square where China's rubber-stamp legislature convenes once a year.
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Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2026
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Noun
Their bills just need a rubber stamp from the Legislature.
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Louisa Moller,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Instead of convening advisory committees, Makary brought together rubber stamp panels to endorse the administration’s agenda.
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Joshua M. Sharfstein,
STAT,
16 May 2026
Verb
Schumer had threatened to force GOP lawmakers to choose to either defy Trump or rubber-stamp the fund.
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Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2026
The red-carpet welcome continued on Thursday morning with a ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People, a sprawling state building west of Tiananmen Square where China's rubber-stamp legislature convenes once a year.
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Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber stamp
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There may be echoes of history on George’s first day.
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This gas absorbs that light and also pulses, with this secondary pulse serving as an echo of the first.
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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon The discussions at the Swiss resort of Bürgenstock marked the first negotiations since Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding last week to end their conflict and extend a shaky ceasefire for at least 60 days.
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In 1643, Connecticut signed one of the first laws requiring local officials to assist in capturing enslaved runaways.
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While Fed followers see Warsh’s task forces as an ambitious campaign to reevaluate nearly every part of the Fed’s policy-setting process, the harsh language the chairman previously used to describe the Fed was largely absent from his remarks last week.
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With over 9,000 followers on Instagram, owners Jones and his wife Ana curated a strong social media presence that created a steady stream of familiar shoppers.
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Before the contracts reach Noem, they must be approved by a series of political appointees, who each sign or initial a checklist sometimes referred to internally as a routing sheet.
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While Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed agreements affirming their commitment to sign a peace treaty, only their foreign ministers have initialed the text of the treaty.
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Steven Spielberg's dino masterpiece — which has spawned six sequels and countless imitators — ushered in a new wave of CGI filmmaking and became an instant sensation beyond what original author Michael Crichton could ever have envisioned.
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Their clothes inspired imitators.
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Recreational swimming is not permitted, yet anglers fishing for tilapia, largemouth bass and carp are a common sight along the rocky sides of the soft-bottom areas.
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The Boston southpaw didn’t permit a baserunner until Spencer Jones, who botched a ball in center field a half-inning later, singled in the sixth inning.
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Gray is endorsed by Kansas City’s branch of the Democratic Socialists of America, and represents the insurgent left flank of the Democratic Party in the race.
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In his speech, Nasrallah endorsed a decades-old death warrant placed on Rushdie by Iranian religious leaders in response to his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses.
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That political independence has enabled the Fed to make decisions that might be unpopular in the short term, but that have the best interests of the US economy in mind for the long term.
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The service enables anyone to show up at a DASH office with a package less than 16 ounces and get it on the next flight out, subject to Transportation Security Administration regulations.
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“Rubber stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber%20stamp. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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