RUBBER-STAMPING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

rubber-stamping

verb

present participle of rubber-stamp

as in signing

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Levis is signing with the Jets practice squad, per multiple reports.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Before signing a membership, ask specifically about group programming and class schedules, not just plunge-and-sauna access.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of signing

Verb

The complete load-out is expected next Tuesday, weather and ground conditions permitting.

— Noel Brennan, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
All that happened after Miami starter Tyler Phillips worked 3 2/3 scoreless innings, permitting only two hits and a walk while striking out three.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of permitting

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To say that the Union was sacred and the touchstone of democracy was to strengthen slavery by sanctifying the state that protected it.

— Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026
But far from celebrating or sanctifying the throwing off of English rule, the story’s shocking ending portrays the patriots as a fiendish mob, and casts doubt on the bedrock American faith in prosperity.

— John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

Definition of sanctifying

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In a poll provided to Axios, the president’s pollster urged Republican candidates not to say clippable pro-data center things on camera, while endorsing consumer-friendly regulations on data center construction.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
New London officials are eagerly endorsing Spinnaker Real Estate Partners’ proposal as a way to draw some of the thousands of new employees being hired by nearby Electric Boat while recapturing a stretch of attractive waterfront at the marina.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of endorsing

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But with name, image and likeness licensing money and the transfer portal part of the new reality of college sports, the difference between college and the NFL has never been smaller.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
However, OpenAI does have licensing deals with other news publishers.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of licensing

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