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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Adams' then attorney, Brian Good, told hospital officials that Adams denied asking another physician to sign off on procedures that weren't witnessed and denied submitting fraudulent reference letters to the hospital, according to Kentucky medical licensing records.
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Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Mar. 2026
Sometimes, there would be people that were next to each other, signing off on what occurred.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
At their meeting on Thursday, school board members signed off on a nearly $2 million contract with Incite Design Studio for engineering and design work for the Hazel Grove project.
—Nathan Pilling
march 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Members of the conference committee for the bill must sign off on it before the House can give final approval.
—Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2026
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Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Mar. 2026
Sometimes, there would be people that were next to each other, signing off on what occurred.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
At their meeting on Thursday, school board members signed off on a nearly $2 million contract with Incite Design Studio for engineering and design work for the Hazel Grove project.
—Nathan Pilling
march 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Members of the conference committee for the bill must sign off on it before the House can give final approval.
—Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Sign off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20off. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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