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as in signature
a person's name written in their own handwriting often given to indicate awareness or consent she added her autograph to the joint tax return

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verb

as in to sign
to write one's name on (as a document) asked the baseball player to autograph the bill of his cap

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Recent Examples of autograph
Noun
Last year, the Academy Award-winning actor appeared to have a heated exchange with fans attempting to take his picture and ask for autographs outside New York City's Museum of Modern Art. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Mahomes is also padding his long list of sponsors, partnering with Airbnb and Hublot and agreeing to autograph Panini trading cards for the first time in five years. Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Many of the books are autographed first editions and imports. Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Clark’s 2024 Panini WNBA Rookie Royalty Flawless patch autographed one-of-one rookie card sold for $660,000 through Fanatics Collect’s July Premier auction Thursday night. Larry Holder, New York Times, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for autograph
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Noun
  • But an unaffiliated candidate, Lia White, is trying to get enough signatures to get on the general election ballot in the district.
    Mary Ramsey Updated September 9, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The actress, who is reprising her role of Emily Charlton, has been seen on set with both her character's signature red locks, as well as a striking platinum blonde 'do.
    Hedy Phillips, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trump later signed a baseball and applauded Aaron Judge's home run, waving his arms while speaking with box guests before taking a seat.
    Jillian Frankel, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Now in his final two years at Northwest High School in Justin, Texas, Lutkenhaus has recently signed his first professional contract with Nike.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Later seeing the couple hand-in-hand at the 2025 Emmys was the highlight of my Sunday evening.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2025
  • An anime about a teenager avenging the deaths of his family at the hands of hordes of carnivorous demons wouldn’t usually be the sort of film which would be met with unanimous praise from critics.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Autograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autograph. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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