as in followers
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 stamps
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
There will be more rubber stamps on the way, as other shops still lag.
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Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
The largely ceremonial legislature rubber stamps decisions that have been made by the ruling Communist Party.
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ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
University governing boards are also appropriately imposing rules governing behavior and becoming less rubber stamps for administrative wishes.
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Richard K. Vedder,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
Americans' primary oversight entities—rather than rooting out waste and misconduct—now are poised to be rubber stamps for whatever administration is in power.
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Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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Moreno enjoyed watching the kids decorate their sketchbooks, cleaning the rubber stamps when they were finished.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
There will be more rubber stamps on the way, as other shops still lag.
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Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
The largely ceremonial legislature rubber stamps decisions that have been made by the ruling Communist Party.
—
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
University governing boards are also appropriately imposing rules governing behavior and becoming less rubber stamps for administrative wishes.
—
Richard K. Vedder,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
Americans' primary oversight entities—rather than rooting out waste and misconduct—now are poised to be rubber stamps for whatever administration is in power.
—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber stamps
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Throughout the journey, Pfendler documented life alone at sea for hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, sharing the physical and mental challenges of crossing one of the world's largest oceans.
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His gift for lyrics that were both deeply humane and sharply critical has endured for generations, inspiring followers such as Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.
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If Goldin signs the qualifying offer to return to the Heat on a two-way contract, Miami would have two players signed to two-way deals in undrafted Miami Hurricanes standout guard Tre Donaldson and Goldin.
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When the Governor signs, the money, which is currently earmarked for a Florida Enterprise Rail Fund, would be distributed by the FDOT.
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There may be echoes of history on George’s first day.
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Instead of a handheld probe sweeping across your skin, a ring of transducers surrounds the body underwater and fires sound waves from every angle at once, reconstructing a full 3D volume from the echoes.
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
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New Mexico The New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) currently permits athletic participation based on a student's gender identity.
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But the arrival of Buc-ee's supercharged the trend and spawned imitators like Wally's, which has three 50,000-square-foot locations in the Midwest, with plans for more.
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The frontier labs keep shipping the next capability while the imitators are still training on the last one, and the value keeps accruing to whoever is ahead rather than to whoever copied the leader's previous answers.
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Today, the 20-minute rule remains one of the foundational pillars of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) — a treatment that Walker notes the American Academy of Sleep Medicine endorses as the first-line approach for chronic insomnia, ahead of pharmaceutical interventions.
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Shanette Williams endorses Jon Ossoff.
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Senate Bill 6 legalizes possession of fentanyl testing strips, which can be used to detect the presence of fentanyl and help prevent overdoses.
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This day in sports history 1944 — NFL legalizes coaching from bench.
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Arkansas likewise licenses residential electricians after two years.
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His voice, including its gravelly quality and thick Cockney accent, was replicated with his permission through a deal with ElevenLabs, which licenses AI versions of artists’ voices.
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“Rubber stamps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber%20stamps. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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