stamp
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4.4
- noun
- /stæmp/
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- And them giving us that account was a big deal for us because it was kind of a stamp of institutional approval.
- put your stamp on
- bear the stamp of
- a distinctive stamp
Then the other guys, you're setting a stamp by being open, vulnerable, loving.
- Then the other guys, you're setting a stamp by being open, vulnerable, loving.
- It has their sort of idiosyncratic stamp on it.
- I'm sort of a big fan of that, like having everything sort of have its own stamp and its own look and its own feel.
- I think for writing horror, you've got to just try to put your own stamp on it.
- It must be shown in an environment that gives it a classic sort of stamp and it's best experienced at that in in that sort of group environment.
Examples
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I mean, the degree to which every single contributor deeply engaged with these parts and then put their own stamp on it is super inspiring.
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Each man trying to put his stamp on the event.
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And, you know, great person who helped put the really put the musical stamp on on my show, which was so important to us.
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But also, he put such a negative stamp on it.
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That seems to me to have the stamp of truth upon it.
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Economics and culture put their stamp on ethics rules in tribal courts.
Academic text (2011) -
Both were foreign policy aficionados, eager to put their stamp on the world.
Academic text (2009) -
Wherever you end up, you'll put a unique stamp on that profession.
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But even when these characters articulate their emotions, their lives bear the stamp of frustration.
Academic text (1998) -
Each artist adds their own unique stamp to the painting, reflecting their personal style.
Synonyms
196
3.7
A special style that makes a person or thing easy to recognize
48
6.5
A common style or type that people copy
19
5.3
The shape and look of a person's face
A clear feature that people notice in someone's work or appearance
Compounds
- Archaic
153
2.5
A government card or paper that people with little money use to buy food at certain stores
1
7.8
A law that puts a paid official stamp on newspapers and legal papers in the American colonies which causes protests
- Archaic
1
5.4
A small paper token shops give customers to collect and exchange for goods
- UK
1
7.2
A payment you make by buying an official stamp and putting it on certain documents
A small old paper used to pay for sending letters and often kept by collectors
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stamp meaning a particular style or character comes from the same image of leaving a mark; when something 'leaves its stamp' it means it has made a clear, lasting impression on people or on culture.