as in signatures
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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as in signs
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 autographs
Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
An off-duty officer working at the nightspot, Jeffery Williams, said Barkley had been relaxing and signing autographs.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
He was later seen signing autographs for young fans as the ceremonies came to a close.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
As the crowd screamed every lyric back to them, Raya-García leaned down from the stage to sign autographs for fans losing their minds in the front row.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2026
As Tilly walks the streets of London, poses for selfies, signs autographs, appears on talk shows, performs live in front of enormous audiences, interacts with photographers, we are reminded that Tilly could never do any of this.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The Yard Goats have several special promotional nights planned for the season, including their annual Whalers Alumni Game on July 31, when former Hartford Whalers players will be signing autographs, taking photos, and historic moments and highlights will be shown on the video board.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the individuals in question continue hounding her for autographs and photos.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026
Johnny Rutherford, Elvis Andrus and Drew Pearson will sign autographs.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
Montijo said in the late 1980's, there was a petition to make this the hometown of the superhero team and that Stan Lee was invited to the city, went to Al's Comics with Spiderman and signed autographs, then went to city hall to make Stockton the official birthplace of the Fantastic Four.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
An off-duty officer working at the nightspot, Jeffery Williams, said Barkley had been relaxing and signing autographs.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
He was later seen signing autographs for young fans as the ceremonies came to a close.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
As the crowd screamed every lyric back to them, Raya-García leaned down from the stage to sign autographs for fans losing their minds in the front row.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2026
As Tilly walks the streets of London, poses for selfies, signs autographs, appears on talk shows, performs live in front of enormous audiences, interacts with photographers, we are reminded that Tilly could never do any of this.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The Yard Goats have several special promotional nights planned for the season, including their annual Whalers Alumni Game on July 31, when former Hartford Whalers players will be signing autographs, taking photos, and historic moments and highlights will be shown on the video board.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the individuals in question continue hounding her for autographs and photos.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026
Johnny Rutherford, Elvis Andrus and Drew Pearson will sign autographs.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autographs
Noun
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has dumped $45 million into a campaign committee that’s sponsoring a handful of other ballot measures, including three currently collecting signatures, that seek to counteract the tax in various ways.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Konstantine Anthony, a DSA member and Burbank City Council member who gathered signatures to reopen the endorsement window, is supporting Huang.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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If convinced, the dicastery sends the case to the pope, who signs a decree saying the candidate can be beatified.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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If Kemp signs the bill into law, the ban would take effect at the end of the year.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Other ethnic groups in the delta, having been subject to violence at the hands of the government soldiers and having witnessed the murder of the Ogoni Nine, concluded that peaceful protests did not produce results, and forceful action was the only way to make the government listen.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Rumors started flying after the two were spotted holding hands at the premiere of the show in New York City.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Autographs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autographs. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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