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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After months in and out of court, prosecutors — who initially signed off on the false charges — eventually determined McWilliams' CCL was valid and dropped them.
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
She got caught in spite of the Foundation’s flawed system of checks and balances that had given her sole authority to sign off on expenses and payments up to $100,000.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
In the event of a company merger, leadership at both firms usually sign off on the deal and unveil the new plans, just as Netflix and Warner Bros.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
For the first time in decades, the US Food and Drug Administration has signed off on new antibiotics to fight gonorrhea.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
She got caught in spite of the Foundation’s flawed system of checks and balances that had given her sole authority to sign off on expenses and payments up to $100,000.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
In the event of a company merger, leadership at both firms usually sign off on the deal and unveil the new plans, just as Netflix and Warner Bros.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
For the first time in decades, the US Food and Drug Administration has signed off on new antibiotics to fight gonorrhea.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Sign off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20off. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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