sign off
verb
signed off; signing off; signs off
1
: to announce the end of something (such as a message or broadcast)
2
: to approve or acknowledge something by or as if by a signature
sign off on a memo
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Bad Bunny, a musician with such global popularity that the NFL signed off on him doing an entire Super Bowl show in Spanish, offered to pay for Francisco Lindor’s World Baseball Classic insurance, something the shortstop confirmed Sunday.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
Despite parents’ pleas to the group leading the initiative, the special committee on Tuesday did not sign off on any plan to entirely avoid closing campuses.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Grand jurors in Washington declined to sign off on charges in the latest of a series of rebukes of prosecutors by citizens in the nation’s capital, according to the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Judge Ralph Winkler signed off on the certificate on March 28, 2025.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2026
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
Despite parents’ pleas to the group leading the initiative, the special committee on Tuesday did not sign off on any plan to entirely avoid closing campuses.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Grand jurors in Washington declined to sign off on charges in the latest of a series of rebukes of prosecutors by citizens in the nation’s capital, according to the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Judge Ralph Winkler signed off on the certificate on March 28, 2025.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Sign off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20off. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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