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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notarize
  1. sign
  2. ink
  3. sign up
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  • Building 1,600 stores at once Once the leases are signed, Spirit has to fill them.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Pirates, Meyer said, do not spend all the money they are allotted to sign draft picks.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
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  • When these deals were first inked, an explicit goal for these companies was to reach parents who didn’t allow their kids to watch YouTube.
    — Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
  • At the trade show, Swiss specialty chemical manufacturer Archroma and Chinese textile mill Prosperity Textile inked an agreement to shape denim innovation together.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of ink
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  • Village officials have said that their emergency department sent text-message warnings before the flood through a system that the public had to sign up for.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Fans can sign up for one of the three time slots at the event.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of sign up

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