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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These considerations can meaningfully alter the course of experiments, but the committees are frequently criticized for acting as a rubber stamp, not least because they’ve been shown to sign off on as many as ninety-eight per cent of proposals up for review.
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Those costs were signed off by the club’s auditors, but also helped Laporta and his lieutenants present a cleaner slate from 2021-22 onwards.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
As described in court documents, the Mavericks and Stars need to both sign off on substantial investments in the arena and agree on other expenditures.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Regulators in Europe and China will also have to sign off, raising concerns that the deal could become another bargaining chip in tense global relations.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Those costs were signed off by the club’s auditors, but also helped Laporta and his lieutenants present a cleaner slate from 2021-22 onwards.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
As described in court documents, the Mavericks and Stars need to both sign off on substantial investments in the arena and agree on other expenditures.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Regulators in Europe and China will also have to sign off, raising concerns that the deal could become another bargaining chip in tense global relations.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Sign off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20off. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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