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
Stephen Rea, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Other students regularly seek autographs and take photos with him.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Wright has just finished signing autographs and taking selfies with hundreds of New York Comic-Con fans who rushed the stage at the end of a panel about the movie.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
That same love was given to Paytas during her bows at curtain call and at the stage door after the show, where the internet sensation — who has amassed over 20 million fans and 2 billion views on YouTube — signed autographs and posed for photos with eager supporters.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Banno strove to keep Stella’s a place where Prine could simply enjoy a meal without people taking photos or asking for autographs.
—Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Prior to Sunday’s matchup with the Patriots, Sanders posted a black-and-white photo of himself signing autographs with Browns fans, which some took as a sign the Colorado alum was saying goodbye.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
To finish it off, Ball signed some autographs for some fans prior to leaving the court following his postgame television interview with Fan Duel Southeast’s Shannon Spake.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Matisse Thybulle dutifully signed autographs from kids who pined for a signature from a solid role player.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
What a special role, to be the bloke who got those autographs.
—Stephen Rea, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Other students regularly seek autographs and take photos with him.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Wright has just finished signing autographs and taking selfies with hundreds of New York Comic-Con fans who rushed the stage at the end of a panel about the movie.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
That same love was given to Paytas during her bows at curtain call and at the stage door after the show, where the internet sensation — who has amassed over 20 million fans and 2 billion views on YouTube — signed autographs and posed for photos with eager supporters.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Banno strove to keep Stella’s a place where Prine could simply enjoy a meal without people taking photos or asking for autographs.
—Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Prior to Sunday’s matchup with the Patriots, Sanders posted a black-and-white photo of himself signing autographs with Browns fans, which some took as a sign the Colorado alum was saying goodbye.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
To finish it off, Ball signed some autographs for some fans prior to leaving the court following his postgame television interview with Fan Duel Southeast’s Shannon Spake.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Matisse Thybulle dutifully signed autographs from kids who pined for a signature from a solid role player.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autographs
Noun
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McGuinness, along with Jason Bauer, were accused of a scheme to put several Tea Party candidates on the ballot without their knowledge, forging signatures on an affidavit.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Further analysis confirmed that the spiders' carbon and nitrogen signatures traced back to sulfur-oxidizing microbes, not plants that underwent photosynthesis like those above ground.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
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Whichever team signs him will get a lot of peak years.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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OpenAI signs a $38 billion deal with Amazon.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Its approach suggests that in the years since Ferrante first made her way into American readers’ hands, the status of feminist writing has seen a true shift.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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What Happens Next There will likely be long delays before SNAP benefits actually make it into the hands of beneficiaries again.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Autographs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autographs. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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