stamp as
phrasal verb
stamped as; stamping as; stamps as
: to show that (someone) is (a particular type of person)
The decision stamped him as a man of honor.
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Even before he’s finished his term, President Joe Biden made his stamp as the most pro-climate president in history.
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Ella Nilsen, CNN, 23 July 2024
The time that historians stamp as the civil war period typically lasts a few years and determines the official winners and losers, which is conveyed by who gets to occupy the government buildings in the capital.
—Ray Dalio, TIME, 25 June 2024
Catharine herself will be featured on a new U.S. Post Office stamp as part of a series that honors those who helped operate the Underground Railroad.
—The Indianapolis Star, 13 Aug. 2016
In the interim, Trump will run for election judicially stamped as a fraudster who’s been put out of business (much of the country won’t care about the details, or know that the judge is a partisan hack).
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 16 Jan. 2024
The anonymous clerk alerted officials that an error sheet had slipped past quality control, prompting a delay in further sales of the stamps as postmasters in D.C., New York and Philadelphia checked their stock for misprints.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
Some of the bullets had the same head stamp as the casings recovered inside the apartment.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2023
At the end of the 19th century, different types of people began to appear on stamps as American democracy became more inclusive.
—Laura Goldblatt, The Conversation, 21 June 2023
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Ella Nilsen, CNN, 23 July 2024
The time that historians stamp as the civil war period typically lasts a few years and determines the official winners and losers, which is conveyed by who gets to occupy the government buildings in the capital.
—Ray Dalio, TIME, 25 June 2024
Catharine herself will be featured on a new U.S. Post Office stamp as part of a series that honors those who helped operate the Underground Railroad.
—The Indianapolis Star, 13 Aug. 2016
In the interim, Trump will run for election judicially stamped as a fraudster who’s been put out of business (much of the country won’t care about the details, or know that the judge is a partisan hack).
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 16 Jan. 2024
The anonymous clerk alerted officials that an error sheet had slipped past quality control, prompting a delay in further sales of the stamps as postmasters in D.C., New York and Philadelphia checked their stock for misprints.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
Some of the bullets had the same head stamp as the casings recovered inside the apartment.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2023
At the end of the 19th century, different types of people began to appear on stamps as American democracy became more inclusive.
—Laura Goldblatt, The Conversation, 21 June 2023
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“Stamp as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stamp%20as. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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