sign for
verb
signed for; signing for; signs for
: to sign a document to show that one has received (a package, letter, etc.)
I signed for the package when it was delivered.
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If there ever was a sign for a state to press the pause button, what happened last Thursday was it.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Good sign for Club name Boeing?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 May 2026
That’s a good sign for the franchise.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 27 May 2026
DeLeon said he’s routinely asked to act as a buffer by meeting vendors, signing for inspections, and fielding questions and details that an owner would normally handle.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 May 2026
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Good sign for Club name Boeing?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 May 2026
That’s a good sign for the franchise.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 27 May 2026
DeLeon said he’s routinely asked to act as a buffer by meeting vendors, signing for inspections, and fielding questions and details that an owner would normally handle.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 May 2026
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“Sign for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20for. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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