as in autograph
a person's name written in their own handwriting often given to indicate awareness or consent I'll just need your signature on the application, and then we're all set

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Recent Examples of signature Global Citizen announced additional details on Wednesday (April 30) about the first Latin American edition of its signature event, Global Citizen Festival: Amazonia. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025 The Li-Ning contract also guaranteed minimum cash compensation and included both royalty payments tied to the number of sales of Turner’s signature shoe and bonuses based on Turner’s on-court performance. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2025 To mark the occasion, the resort partnered with legendary champagne house Veuve Clicquot, debuting a limited-time poolside experience infused with its signature joie de vivre. Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Culinary traditions, passed down and reimagined through generations, fuse African techniques with local ingredients to create signature dishes like mofongo, made from mashed plantains, and sancocho, a hearty stew of root vegetables and meat. Melissa Rose Cooper, Essence, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for signature
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Noun
  • Green paused his work to sign autographs, with Ivey smiling and shaking his head.
    Kelly Iko, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Just after the round, while signing autographs, he was seen joking with a fan who claimed to have bet on him before the final round.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Brands have thrived in the hands of influencers who have shared their #GRWM routines featuring must-have products that go viral on every platform from YouTube to TikTok.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 5 May 2025
  • While rain ponchos stayed tucked away, the real stars of the show were hand fans — used more as percussion instruments than for cooling off.
    Billboard Brasil, Billboard, 5 May 2025

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“Signature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signature. Accessed 9 May. 2025.

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