sign out
verb
signed out; signing out; signs out
: to indicate departure by signing a register
: to record or approve the release or departure of
signed out the library books for a week
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In August 2024, the nursing home was penalized when federal surveyors found that two residents were leaving the nursing home without signing out and then returning drunk.
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Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
Records from the 2023 election show Anderson signed out 300 absentee ballot applications to distribute to voters ahead of the city’s Democratic primary.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2025
To sign out of a Microsoft account altogether, navigate to Settings, Accounts, and the Your Info tab.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2025
The 22-year-old Garcia — signed out of Venezuela in 2019 for a relatively modest $350,000 bonus — suddenly emerged as a top prospect last year after struggling through his first three years in the Boston farm system.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
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Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
Records from the 2023 election show Anderson signed out 300 absentee ballot applications to distribute to voters ahead of the city’s Democratic primary.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2025
To sign out of a Microsoft account altogether, navigate to Settings, Accounts, and the Your Info tab.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2025
The 22-year-old Garcia — signed out of Venezuela in 2019 for a relatively modest $350,000 bonus — suddenly emerged as a top prospect last year after struggling through his first three years in the Boston farm system.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
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“Sign out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20out. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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