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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On July 15, the Department of the Interior added multiple layers of review for all wind and solar projects on public land, including a requirement that the secretary of the interior sign off on each one.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Not even the most scrupulous professor notices the difference between words that a writer has written and signed off on, and secondhand statements.
—Milan Kundera, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Once the team had worked their magic, NASA then signed off on the finished products.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The official document was signed off by Andrew Payne, who is cited as the company’s director.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Not even the most scrupulous professor notices the difference between words that a writer has written and signed off on, and secondhand statements.
—Milan Kundera, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Once the team had worked their magic, NASA then signed off on the finished products.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The official document was signed off by Andrew Payne, who is cited as the company’s director.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Sign off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20off. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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