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
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
In the lunchroom on Tuesday, other third-graders swarmed Aura for autographs.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
As the Wolverines made their way off the KeyBank Center court with their Sweet 16 ticket punched, Lendeborg grabbed a white hat and a Sharpie from one of the kids hankering for autographs near the tunnel exit.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
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
Noun
The ladies partook in conversations discussing inclusivity and female power, signed autographs and posed for selfies.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
In the lunchroom on Tuesday, other third-graders swarmed Aura for autographs.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
As the Wolverines made their way off the KeyBank Center court with their Sweet 16 ticket punched, Lendeborg grabbed a white hat and a Sharpie from one of the kids hankering for autographs near the tunnel exit.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autographs
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The parent group collected around 700 signatures in a petition to show student interest in taking classes during the school year.—
Alexandra Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The town has a population of 1,700 but the petition has garnered nearly 3,000 signatures.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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The president signs an executive order to restrict mail-in voting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Powell, who will be an unrestricted free agent this upcoming offseason unless the Heat signs him to an extension ahead of free agency, learned this aspect of his offensive skill set from former teammates like DeMar DeRozan, Kyle Lowry and James Harden.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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The durable and velvety soft tanning mitt is designed to keep self tanner off your palms and hands.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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But replays showed the ball was still in his hands as time expired.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Autographs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autographs. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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