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
Kevin Fixler
may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
The City-County Council will rubber stamp the zoning change but typically does not take a full vote on zoning approvals.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026
County registrars will now validate signatures from both ballot measures and report the results to Secretary of State Shirley Weber, whose office will ultimately rubber-stamp the proposals to appear on voters’ ballots.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Noun
My job is not to be a rubber stamp for any president.
—Kevin Fixler
may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
The City-County Council will rubber stamp the zoning change but typically does not take a full vote on zoning approvals.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
The bill is one of five floated across Capitol Hill to rubber-stamp the ballroom.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026
County registrars will now validate signatures from both ballot measures and report the results to Secretary of State Shirley Weber, whose office will ultimately rubber-stamp the proposals to appear on voters’ ballots.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber stamp
Noun
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Loud crowds, bad lighting, wind noise, echo-heavy rooms or chaotic backstage areas can make content feel unprofessional no matter how good the conversation itself is.—
King Holder,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2026
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The Sweet Spot Between Design and Fragrances Olfactory Signals’ echo is resonating further afield among design-native brands.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Much of the recent debate in Charlotte stemmed from a petition signed by thousands to block plans to build a data center southeast of Reedy Creek Nature Preserve.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated June 8,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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More than nine hundred judges and prosecutors have since signed an open letter warning of systemic abuses, and protesters have marched through Bucharest, demanding reform.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Llontop, who grew up watching the World Cup, arrived at the pick-up match with her two children — and even documented her journey getting there on TikTok to her more than 50,000 followers.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Hogan demanded his followers to train, say their prayers and eat their vitamins.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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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.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
10 Feb. 2026
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Their clothes inspired imitators.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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One of the more direct imitators of the SpaceX model is Blue Origin.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The opening salvo of the assault is intended to distract the Russians and permit four other robots to get behind enemy lines.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Basically, no matter how soap-y the show gets, Akerman permits the audience to buy into and sincerely enjoy the Hunting Wives ridiculousness.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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By then, the Democratic Socialists of America may have endorsed Raman, who is a member of the group, putting its considerable voter outreach operation into action.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Trump endorsed Cornyn's opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Inexplicably, six Republicans in the Assembly and one in the Senate agreed to vote for AB 1768, thereby allowing many Democrats to skip the politically risky vote to enable yet another tax hike on working people.—
Susan Shelley,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Iturmendi believes the solid-state batteries will enable these missions on a single charge.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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“Rubber stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber%20stamp. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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