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
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
On March 7, Plaza wore a striped gray blazer and matching trousers from Frankie Shop while signing autographs for fans.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
The scenes outside the Wrexham Lager Stand beforehand, as the home team’s players mingled with fans, signing autographs and posing for photographs, felt like a throwback to a more wholesome era, as did an FA Cup tie that carried all the drama, tension and atmosphere of the competition’s heyday.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
As with past years, the pop-culture confab will feature comics artists and animators, authors, anime and animation voice actors, cosplayers and notable gamers alongside panels, kid-friendly offerings, autographs, a marketplace and more.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Shaqir signed scores of autographs later as the Hornets capped their home schedule at 10-4 heading into the Big Sky Conference Tournament that runs March 7-11 in Boise.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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
On March 7, Plaza wore a striped gray blazer and matching trousers from Frankie Shop while signing autographs for fans.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
The scenes outside the Wrexham Lager Stand beforehand, as the home team’s players mingled with fans, signing autographs and posing for photographs, felt like a throwback to a more wholesome era, as did an FA Cup tie that carried all the drama, tension and atmosphere of the competition’s heyday.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
As with past years, the pop-culture confab will feature comics artists and animators, authors, anime and animation voice actors, cosplayers and notable gamers alongside panels, kid-friendly offerings, autographs, a marketplace and more.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Shaqir signed scores of autographs later as the Hornets capped their home schedule at 10-4 heading into the Big Sky Conference Tournament that runs March 7-11 in Boise.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autographs
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Black and Elizabeth Bauer, the leaders of the committee, have been coordinating volunteers to collect signatures across the county, from grocery store parking lots to coffee shops to local businesses.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 2026
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In Michigan, supporters of voter citizenship documentation submitted 750,000 petition signatures this week in a bid to get a constitutional amendment on the November ballot.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Now, Gilman signs a long-term deal with one of the Chargers’ biggest rivals.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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We have long been taught that energy security is a matter of geography, defined by who owns the land, who controls the straits, and who signs the treaties.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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But the other teams in the NFC South aren’t just sitting on their hands.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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Video posted to social media showed passengers with their hands raised as law enforcement officers entered the cabin and removed one passenger.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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