RUBBER-STAMP Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of rubber stamp

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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verb

as in to sign

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Recent Examples of rubber stamp

Noun

The Council of the EU, which represents the bloc’s member state governments, is slated to rubber stamp the agreement by June 26, after which it will be entered into the EU’s Official Journal and the law will take effect. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 June 2026 The peer review system isn’t a rubber stamp for any research scientists want to pursue. — Kelly Fleming, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Verb

When a model recommends an action, a second system carries it out, and a human rubber-stamps it, responsibility starts to dissolve. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Grand juries often rubber-stamp prosecutors’ allegations. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rubber stamp

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Noun

The echoes were happening much further away from me, while the humidity was less intense given the expanse of the huge facility.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The report’s overall findings echo trends revealed from several other surveys showing consumers turning to AI for help—especially to find deals—and starting their holiday shopping earlier.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of echo

Verb

The trio signed autographs and met with fans, far fewer in the case of Tebow, at the Alachua County Sports & Events Center to culminate the inaugural Florida Legends Card Show.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Knight paid Shakur’s bail and signed him to Death Row Records in Los Angeles, absorbing his artist’s growing animosity toward Combs, Wallace and their Bad Boy Records circle in New York.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of sign

Noun

Today, Richards has 790,000 followers on Instagram, a Sunday Times bestselling book (The Anti-Inflammatory 30-day Reset), and wellness community called Found.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Pierre’s Instagram business account for her viral Japanese milk-bread cinnamon rolls boasts over 153,000 followers.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of follower

Verb

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
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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The invention of steel permitted the rise of skyscrapers, the automobile inspired highway systems and the internet gave rise to a whole new set of digital spaces.

— George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
The other 29 states and the District of Columbia explicitly permit drop boxes by law.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of permit

Verb

The Boston Herald endorses David Solet for Middlesex District Attorney.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Tubman asked Douglass to write a letter endorsing her character and accomplishments for inclusion in the book.

— Katie Angell Britannica Editors Aug. 24, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of endorse

Verb

Such transformers are physically smaller and lighter than conventional transformers, have modular designs that enable easy upgrades or replacements of parts, and can perform as all-in-one power electronic devices by handling multiple tasks.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
The goal is to enable folks to take one of Archer’s Midnight air taxis for a 10- to 20-minute point-to-point trip that, with traffic, could take two hours.

— Mike Barnes for The Hollywood Reporter, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026

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