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
Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
That was obvious in Palm Beach County when county commissioners were poised last month to rubber stamp a data center complex roughly the size of 150 football fields.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
That public attention culminated in the Senate HELP Committee hearing in September, where ex-CDC director Susan Monarez told senators she was asked to rubber-stamp vaccine recommendations and dismiss senior career scientists.
—Dr. Debra Houry, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Volunteers — some from corporate sponsors, others who might come off the annual wait list for this opportunity — then carefully use a rubber stamp with this year’s winning original verse on the envelope.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
That was obvious in Palm Beach County when county commissioners were poised last month to rubber stamp a data center complex roughly the size of 150 football fields.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
Minnesota sealed back-to-back wins over the Pelicans this week, with Julius Randle stepping up to the plate with a 28-point performance on Thursday to rubber-stamp a 125-116 victory.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
That public attention culminated in the Senate HELP Committee hearing in September, where ex-CDC director Susan Monarez told senators she was asked to rubber-stamp vaccine recommendations and dismiss senior career scientists.
—Dr. Debra Houry, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber stamp
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Scientists found echoes of human presence dating back to around 14,500 years ago, including footprints, wooden tools, foundations for a building and the remains of an ancient fire pit.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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What was once one of Southeast Asia's most notorious party towns was now a family-friendly echo of its past.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Many can even bid on live and silent auctions like a VJ Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey autographed All-Star ball, and a Jack Hughes signed Olympic Jersey, to name a few.—
Kerri Corrado,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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During a recent visit to Moscow, a government delegation led by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed a new deal with Russia to build two reactors at the Ninh Thuan project.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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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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Texas contends Villarreal gained Facebook followers by getting police officers to tell her the identities of a person who killed himself by jumping off a Laredo overpass and of a family involved in a car accident.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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At the recent summit in Anchorage, Alaska, with Trump, the Russian foreign minister arrived wearing a sweater emblazoned with the logo CCCP, the Cyrillic initials for the Soviet Union.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The 17-point agreement initialed by the two leaders is the key to normalizing relations and formally ending conflict.—
Thomas de Waal,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Sep. 2025
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Though Cox has a small role and Panettiere returns, the lack of legacy characters makes this feel like a cheap imitator at times.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Mar. 2026
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For decades, Gallup’s company and its imitators improved their techniques.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Mahan’s campaign website lays out a multi-pronged approach to ensuring affordable housing in the state, including through capping fees and taxes on new infill housing and addressing permitting delays.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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While parts of the US government have pledged for years to reduce animal testing, experts say the FDA especially has been slow to respond, implement and permit the use of nonanimal alternatives.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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The president had endorsed Jon Maples for Florida state House District 87 in Palm Beach County over Democrat Emily Gregory.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Additionally, even traditionally influential organizations like the California Federation of Unions have been unable to coalesce around a single Democratic candidate, instead endorsing four separate candidates and signaling the party’s fundamental fragmentation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Efforts to enable reversible, two-way actuation have led to the development of systems such as semi-crystalline networks and liquid crystalline elastomers, which depend on structural alignment under applied stress.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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His skills enable him to offer advanced, minimally invasive procedures such as endoscopic midface and ponytail facelifts, which aim to produce natural-looking outcomes while minimizing visible scarring.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Rubber stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber%20stamp. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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