notarize

verb

Definition of notarizenext
as in to sign
law to affix a seal and signature to (a document) as a notary public

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Recent Examples of notarize Oklahoma, literally, all of our absentee ballots have to be notarized. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 The plaintiff alleged Mills failed to sign at least one of the qualification documents, which was notarized in the District of Columbia instead of Florida. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026 One of Mills’ Republican opponents in the Congressional District 7 primary, Michael Johnson, claimed Mills did not sign a key election document that also was not properly notarized. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026 State law also prohibits notaries from charging a fee for notarizing signatures on an absentee ballot. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for notarize
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  1. sign
  2. ink
  3. sign up
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  • At the end of September, leaders of several of the biggest AI companies went to the White House and signed an accord committing to internal risk controls, independent audits and board-level oversight of safety.
    — Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Undrafted rookie forward Ezra Ausar was also unavailable for the Heat after just signing his Exibit 10 deal with Miami on Thursday night.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of sign
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  • Fresh off Resident Evil, which is now Zach Cregger’s highest-grossing film at over $280M worldwide, Paul Walter Hauser has inked to star in Garden City, a new crime drama from Magenta Light Studios.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Spotify and Rogan first inked a deal in 2020, which saw The Joe Rogan Experience exclusively available on Spotify.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of ink
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  • Members sign up to a set of guidelines around victim protection, attend events and host seminars.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The whole point of the ad was to get dudes to sign up for a Novig account and start hammering parlays this football season.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
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