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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Last week, the deal cleared the Canadian Competition Bureau, the last antitrust regulator that needed to sign off.
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Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
In one of his final posts before signing off last night, the president called—for a second time—for Cobb to recuse herself from the proceedings.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
After announcing his retirement in April, Lee Corso has officially signed off from ESPN‘s College Gameday for the last time.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
Federal reviewers signed off on the plan earlier this month.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
In one of his final posts before signing off last night, the president called—for a second time—for Cobb to recuse herself from the proceedings.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
After announcing his retirement in April, Lee Corso has officially signed off from ESPN‘s College Gameday for the last time.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
Federal reviewers signed off on the plan earlier this month.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Sign off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20off. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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