RUBBER STAMP Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of rubber stamp

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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verb

as in to sign

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Recent Examples of rubber stamp

Noun

The Council of the EU, which represents the bloc’s member state governments, is slated to rubber stamp the agreement by June 26, after which it will be entered into the EU’s Official Journal and the law will take effect. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 June 2026 The peer review system isn’t a rubber stamp for any research scientists want to pursue. — Kelly Fleming, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Verb

Deservedly, Villa rubber-stamped their astonishing transformation under Unai Emery with tangible success. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 June 2026 On paper, some of the six, all of whom are far-right conservatives, have enviable educational backgrounds, but the record has proven that each one is openly political and willing to rubber-stamp nearly all of DeSantis’ lame and unconstitutional policies. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rubber stamp

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Noun

Admittedly, the album’s ’90s sound palette has echoes of millennial nostalgia bait—but then again, when has nostalgia not been part of Hemsworth’s appeal?

— Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
The speaker comes with a microphone input, echo, and key controls to take the festivities to the next level.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of echo

Verb

The agreement between Walter and Kushner, which still needs to be signed, will need to be reviewed by the NBA.

— Broderick Turner Follow, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
On Thursday, the Louvre in Paris signed an agreement with unions who had threatened to strike for months, reports Le Figaro and AFP.

— Devorah Lauter for ARTNews, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of sign

Noun

His page has a respectable few thousand followers, but nothing stratospheric.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
Morison’s followers called themselves Hygeists and attacked physicians as a monopoly that bled and poisoned its patients, which was not inaccurate in the 1830s.

— Jim Downs, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of follower

Verb

Before the contracts reach Noem, they must be approved by a series of political appointees, who each sign or initial a checklist sometimes referred to internally as a routing sheet.

— Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
While Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed agreements affirming their commitment to sign a peace treaty, only their foreign ministers have initialed the text of the treaty.

— Jared Gans, The Hill, 10 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Dee Brock created the phenomenon that went on to add billions in value to the NFL franchise and spawn imitators.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Deafheaven broke the mold by introducing blinding light to rock music’s darkest corner, but after wave upon wave of imitators, the only subversion left is to blot out the sun.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of imitator

Verb

The ordinance permits Highfill to apply excess bond proceeds to retire debt early if construction costs come in below projections, and the city holds the option to call and prepay bonds without penalty starting June 1, 2033.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Helner admires Ben-Gvir’s push to expand civilian gun ownership, permit Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount, and introduce the death penalty for terrorists.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of permit

Verb

Just days after it was reported that her DSA-LA endorsement might be rescinded, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, a Democrat who was once served as the vice president of her college’s Republican club, endorsed Raman’s candidacy.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026
Former baseball star Mark Teixeira, who is running for Congress in Texas, endorsed the Republican candidate challenging New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of endorse

Verb

Chinese clinical tools, medical devices, and enabling technologies are likely to become increasingly central, as well.

— Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
The vulnerability, called P2PShell, impacts a coding language that powers 70% of the world’s websites, enabling hackers to remotely execute code or gain access to information stored on servers.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

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