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
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
Afterward, while players sat at a long table under one of the baskets, providing autographs for fans, Farokhmanesh hung back.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Elordi treated excited fans to selfies and autographs until the very last second, and del Toro spent much time doing the same to the delight of his fans.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Spots are sold to participants and those spots include specific teams, players or type of card that can include autographs.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Teammate Goose Gossage saw where Bevacqua’s home run ball landed and got the ball from a fan in return for autographs.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
The rapper also took some time to greet his fans and sign autographs.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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
Afterward, while players sat at a long table under one of the baskets, providing autographs for fans, Farokhmanesh hung back.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Elordi treated excited fans to selfies and autographs until the very last second, and del Toro spent much time doing the same to the delight of his fans.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Spots are sold to participants and those spots include specific teams, players or type of card that can include autographs.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Teammate Goose Gossage saw where Bevacqua’s home run ball landed and got the ball from a fan in return for autographs.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
The rapper also took some time to greet his fans and sign autographs.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autographs
Noun
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The tech analyzed their unique hemodynamic signatures (blood flow characteristics).—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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Anyone with $2,000 to burn can file an initiative with California’s secretary of state, but most measures never get off the ground given the costs of gathering signatures.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If Maia signs Tallulah to Alyssa 180, her boss will have to promote her to manager.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Back at that kitchen table, our writer finally signs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One hour and forty minutes later the two leaders re-emerged and could be seen shaking hands at the conclusion of their talks.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Carpenter asked, as Fogelmanis smiled and held up his hands to receive the pink handcuffs.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Autographs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autographs. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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