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seal of approval

Idioms  

  1. 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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"We always knew our plushie toy collection was lifelike, but it seems we finally got the ultimate seal of approval," store manager Liam Bloomfield said.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

“Why in the world would we give a seal of approval or a thumbs up to make you the largest behemoth on the planet related to content?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The answer that has academia’s seal of approval is to define momentum over the period from 12 months previously to one month previously, and to reform the portfolio on a monthly basis.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

The Sundance seal of approval kicks open countless doors to get distribution for independent cinema, A-List celebrities or not.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2025

Who Haymitch has stamped with his seal of approval.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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