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seal of approval



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Idioms and Phrases

An endorsement of something or someone, as in Our candidate doesn't have the governor's seal of approval , or The new management gave the old refund policy their seal of approval . This idiom was used, and perhaps invented, as an advertising gimmick of Good Housekeeping Magazine , which gave its so-called “seal of approval” to products it endorsed; the products' packaging in turn bore a small emblem attesting to this endorsement. The noun seal here is used in the same sense as in set one's seal on .
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Example Sentences

Breaking has grown into a global phenomenon, with b-boys and b-girls all over the world, and now has the Olympics’ seal of approval.

Ahead of the novel’s May 7 release, Jean spoke with The Seattle Times about survival instincts, true crime and writing her debut adult thriller — which received Stephen King’s seal of approval.

His performance was given the seal of approval by Winton’s son.

If it gets the seal of approval from that committee before a Feb. 13 deadline, the bill will then be sent to the House floor for a vote.

Blue Zones certification for the community is “kind of like getting the Good Housekeeping seal of approval,” said Victor Acquista, a retired primary care doctor and Ave Maria resident.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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