as in to employ
to provide with a paying job
the sports shoe company recently signed up the nation's top female college basketball player to plug its products
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign (up or on)
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Trucking employs millions of drivers across the United States, and experts predict that job roles will evolve as fleets adopt autonomous systems.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025 -
Many of those bases employ local workers in roles ranging from food service and construction to logistics and maintenance.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Investigations found the voicemails of public figures were hacked by journalists and private investigators hired by publications who worked on the assumption that few people changed the default voicemail access code their handset came with.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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When Bournemouth hired Iraola the following summer, Perez was invited to replace him but chose instead to accompany his pal to the Premier League.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Pitt defensive tackle Francis Brewu is another name worth tracking, considering new Irish defensive line coach Charlie Partridge recruited him into the Panthers program before taking a job with the Indianapolis Colts.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Probationary fire recruits training to join the department provided assistance with containing the fire, officials said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Sign (up or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20%28up%20or%20on%29. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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