RUBBER-STAMPING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

rubber-stamping

verb

present participle of rubber-stamp

as in signing

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Meanwhile adidas has been making a big push in the college space, signing deals with Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Tennessee.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The city went to court earlier this year to seek a temporary restraining order that would limit Brown and the park district in general from signing contracts without the larger park district board's approval.

— Jermont Terry, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of signing

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The 42-year-old righty has allowed nine homers in eight starts this season, permitting at least one in five turns and coughing up multiple home runs in three.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Hawley said the Illinois Film Office leaves permitting to municipalities or regional offices, like ones in the Quad Cities or Champaign County.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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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

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Howard cited state laws restricting what information the teacher licensing agency is allowed to share.

— Holly McDede, ProPublica, 31 July 2026
The team has made the technology available for licensing through Georgia Tech’s Office of Technology Licensing and plans to test more materials under increasingly complex environmental conditions.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

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