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noun

plural of autograph
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of autograph
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
Noun
Friday brings pregame autographs from former Braves and an Andres Galarraga bobblehead. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Every now and then, a cheer rippled through as players entered the stands to greet fans and sign autographs. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026 Cooper recalled signing autographs for fans while out to dinner with his family as a kid. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026 And while alumni watched from the sideline, the Bruins connected with youth football players on the field during, incorporating them into stretches, signing autographs and taking pictures. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 People lined the fence line, hoping to get autographs from their favorite players. — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Young and his fellow starters contented themselves with running drills before the game and signing autographs for fans. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026 After the session, Rossellini patiently signed autographs for fans, with many a mobile phone used to snap pictures. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 Nearby, American phenom Coco Gauff greets a line of bright-eyed children seeking autographs and selfies. — Hanlon Walsh, Midwest Living, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autographs
  1. signatures
  2. signs
  3. hands
Noun
  • Its separate entrance, elevators, and staff have always set it apart from the surrounding casino ecosystem, offering a smoke-free, gaming-free environment with all the brand’s usual service signatures.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Adding quantum-safe signatures to a blockchain is a solvable engineering problem, according to Coinbase.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of signatures
Verb
  • When one of the field's most rigorous skeptics signs the alarm, the disagreement is no longer about whether.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • If Giannis Antetokounmpo signs the maximum extension, his first year salary will be in the same $63 million range as his player option.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of signs
Noun
  • Barron, last year’s first-round pick, nearly had a second interception minutes later, but the ball squirted through his hands.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • On the flight after the impromptu stop, Yeltsin sat motionless with his head in his hands, considering the bare shelves of Soviet food markets.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of hands

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