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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Recent Examples of rubber stamp
Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The National Capital Planning Commission, the agency that has jurisdiction over major projects like this, has not signed off on the effort but seems like a rubber stamp-in-waiting.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Dr. Debra Houry, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
Yet women make up barely a quarter of the National People’s Congress, its rubber-stamp legislature, and since 2022, all of the members of the Communist Party’s Politburo have been men.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Noun
These considerations can meaningfully alter the course of experiments, but the committees are frequently criticized for acting as a rubber stamp, not least because they’ve been shown to sign off on as many as ninety-eight per cent of proposals up for review.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The National Capital Planning Commission, the agency that has jurisdiction over major projects like this, has not signed off on the effort but seems like a rubber stamp-in-waiting.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
That public attention culminated in the Senate HELP Committee hearing in September, where ex-CDC director Susan Monarez told senators she was asked to rubber-stamp vaccine recommendations and dismiss senior career scientists.
—Dr. Debra Houry, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
Yet women make up barely a quarter of the National People’s Congress, its rubber-stamp legislature, and since 2022, all of the members of the Communist Party’s Politburo have been men.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber stamp
Noun
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That quotation alludes to the many Proustian echoes in Bowen’s story set in an aristocratic Big House during the 1919-21 War of Independence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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This hiring cycle became a monochrome echo of decades past.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Now, though, Geeslin and other prominent members of the local Deaf community are concerned that a new master’s program at Butler University will result in fewer deaf kids learning to sign.—
Claire Rafford,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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Local leaders in Maryland also signed bills banning private detention centers.—
Lautaro Grinspan,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The pair leaned in close for a casual selfie, sharing the beach day with her followers.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The couple became fan-favorites on Love Island, and followers have become very invested in seeing their relationship succeed.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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At the recent summit in Anchorage, Alaska, with Trump, the Russian foreign minister arrived wearing a sweater emblazoned with the logo CCCP, the Cyrillic initials for the Soviet Union.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The 17-point agreement initialed by the two leaders is the key to normalizing relations and formally ending conflict.—
Thomas de Waal,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Sep. 2025
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Michtom didn’t bother to patent his invention; the imitators merely spurred interest.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The popularity of products like Meta Ray-Bans has opened up a new market of imitators who are in an arms race to make their smart glasses as ethically dubious as possible, perhaps with a little help from AI or facial recognition software.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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No changes to size or design are permitted, and the tattoos must be placed on either the arms or the legs.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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In recent years, the city has only permitted about 4,000 news units per year, Mayor Mike Johnston said in a recent news conference.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Millions of people watch the Olympic Games, and every logo shown on screen sends a message about what aligns with Olympic values, and what the Olympic movement chooses to endorse.—
Ukaleq Slettemark,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
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Bass supported Raman during her successful 2024 reelection bid, and just weeks before announcing her mayoral run, Raman endorsed Bass for reelection.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Overall, the system aims to prioritize safety, enable worker collaboration, and maintain regulatory compliance without limiting work areas.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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The way the service will work is that once a connection is made, the person with the T-Mobile account enters a few digits on their phone (*87* to be exact) and that will enable the real-time translation service on the network.—
Bob O'Donnell,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Rubber stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber%20stamp. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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