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
Imran Khan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Standing in Bove’s way, is Manhattan Federal Judge Dale E. Ho, whose judicial role is not to be a rubber stamp automatically granting this motion, and must consider if a dismissal of the indictment is warranted.
—Arnold Kriss, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
The rubber-stamp parliament retains an important function: to signal the priorities of the government for the coming year and to disseminate instructions to party members and officials across the country.
—TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Meanwhile, Parliament has been reduced to what me and my party views as a rubber stamp for authoritarian policies.
—Imran Khan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Standing in Bove’s way, is Manhattan Federal Judge Dale E. Ho, whose judicial role is not to be a rubber stamp automatically granting this motion, and must consider if a dismissal of the indictment is warranted.
—Arnold Kriss, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
What To Know Documents submitted ahead of the annual session of China's rubber-stamp congress this week outline measures aimed at softening the impact of an aging population while encouraging younger couples to have more children.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
The rubber-stamp parliament retains an important function: to signal the priorities of the government for the coming year and to disseminate instructions to party members and officials across the country.
—TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubber stamp
Noun
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Rami Sinno is crouched beside a filing cabinet, wrestling a beach-ball sized disc out of a box, when a dull thump echoes around his laboratory.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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The exultant and tragic horn calls in the symphonies and in Das Lied von der Erde—were these not the potent echoes of the shofar summoning the congregation on High Holidays?—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The footage fueled speculation the young starter had been crying, stirring a round of criticism from former big leaguers, adding fuel to a baseball public already irritated by his choice to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The governor has until Oct. 12 to sign or veto bills.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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In lieu of discussions of who is best for the role artistically, the question becomes who will sell more tickets (Ivy has 3 million followers but TikTok influencers rally around Chloe) and create a less toxic workplace.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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According to Rolling Stone, the singer’s public profile is one of the eight followers, as well as SZA, producer Michael Uzowuru, singer girlsweetvoiced and audio engineer Sean Matsukawa.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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One ballot was tossed out because it wasn’t initialed by an election judge, and Balich won the position via a lottery.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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The serial numbers on those seals are written on a form that is then initialed by the chief inspector and a member of the Board of Absentee Canvassers.—
Alison Dirr,
Journal Sentinel,
30 Oct. 2024
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The House voted Tuesday to effectively kill a discharge petition championed by Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida that forced a vote on a measure that would have permitted remote voting for new parents.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Under former trade agreements, China committed to releasing 34 foreign films per year under revenue-share terms, with overseas studios permitted to a 25 percent share of ticket sales.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Although her onscreen counterpart is undeclared, Davis endorsed Harris for president in November, narrating the former Democratic vice president’s ‘Mother‘ campaign video.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
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Positions And Guidance In a letter to the House of Representatives, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) endorsed four bipartisan bills, all of which have received overwhelming support in the House.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Indians generally revere elephants and tolerate a great deal of hardship to enable coexistence—about 500 humans are killed due to human-elephant conflict annually there.—
Nitin Sekar,
ArsTechnica,
5 Apr. 2025
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The extreme sacrifice that drives the exploding ants spotlights nature’s ability to enable survival at all costs.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Rubber stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubber%20stamp. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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