RUBBER-STAMPING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

rubber-stamping

verb

present participle of rubber-stamp

as in signing

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The 40-year-old center is signing to play internationally with Black Fortress Tbilisi of the Georgian A-League, according to the team’s Instagram account.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
None of the deals was publicly announced, even though the whole point of signing a pro player to represent your company is to shout it from the rooftops.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of signing

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Californian supporters of the Fix Our Forests Act argue the problem has more to do with permitting delays than finances.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
However, there's a limited number of infrastructure opportunities coming to market due to constraints such as permitting timelines and construction complexity, Dock said.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 10 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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George Clooney has also defended Ruffalo’s right to speak out while stopping short of endorsing all of his claims.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Leonard did little if any endorsing, collected the extra checks, and essentially was paid above and beyond the salary cap.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of endorsing

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An NBCUniversal spokesperson said the company is not in active conversations with Google regarding licensing its intellectual property for use in AI models.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The licensing giant says that the Canadian rapper will continue to own a minority stake in the company and will help shape its creative vision going forward.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of licensing

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