sign on
verb
signed on; signing on; signs on
1
: to engage oneself by or as if by a signature
signed on to the new project
2
: to announce the start of broadcasting for the day
Examples of sign on in a Sentence
I signed on for the crew team simply as a lark
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Noem's controversial memo, first signed on June 11, 2025, required the secretary to personally approve any DHS contract or grant above $100,000, inserting the secretary's office into thousands of procurement decisions that had previously been handled below the Cabinet level.
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
The birthright citizenship order, which Trump signed on the first day of his second term, is part of his Republican administration’s broad immigration crackdown.
—Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
The birthright citizenship case, one of the biggest before the court during its current term, was triggered by an executive order Trump signed on his first day back in office last year.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
As part of a new safety effort by the Idaho Transportation Department, the city of Eagle recently installed no-parking signs on the east side of Eagle Road between the Boise River and Island Woods Road.
—Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
Love and relationships could also take a surprising turn, particularly when Venus joins forces with Uranus in this Earth sign on April 23.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
The birthright citizenship order, which Trump signed on the first day of his second term, is a keystone of his administration’s broad immigration crackdown.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Trump’s executive order, signed on his first day back in office in January 2025, challenges that interpretation.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
The order, which Trump signed on the first day of his second term, declared that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
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Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
The birthright citizenship order, which Trump signed on the first day of his second term, is part of his Republican administration’s broad immigration crackdown.
—Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
The birthright citizenship case, one of the biggest before the court during its current term, was triggered by an executive order Trump signed on his first day back in office last year.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
As part of a new safety effort by the Idaho Transportation Department, the city of Eagle recently installed no-parking signs on the east side of Eagle Road between the Boise River and Island Woods Road.
—Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
Love and relationships could also take a surprising turn, particularly when Venus joins forces with Uranus in this Earth sign on April 23.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
The birthright citizenship order, which Trump signed on the first day of his second term, is a keystone of his administration’s broad immigration crackdown.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Trump’s executive order, signed on his first day back in office in January 2025, challenges that interpretation.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
The order, which Trump signed on the first day of his second term, declared that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Sign on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20on. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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