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Recent Examples of sign on
On Friday, Magyar formally submitted Hungary’s request to sign on to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, the EU’s corruption watchdog based in Luxembourg that Orbán’s government had long refused to join.
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Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The large sign on a wall in Jordan Halverson’s office is written in varsity font, like something an athlete taps for good luck on the way out to the field.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Venus enters your sign on June 13, wrapping you in magnetism, beauty, and pleasure.
—Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
Trump’s optimism that the other Middle Eastern and majority-Muslim countries could soon sign on to the accords might be overly ambitious.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
The handwritten sign on the cooler, extolling the glories of bottarga, is your first hint that Bottega Gabriele’s Italian bona fides run deep.
—Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
The memo instructs creators who sign on to make new social media accounts under usernames that reflect their names or a nickname, avoiding brands, random numbers or anything that looks like spam.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
Mercury joins forces with Uranus in Gemini on May 18, followed by the Uranus cazimi in the same sign on May 22, bringing unexpected news, sudden career pivots and opportunities that come out of the woodwork.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
In one social video from November, Collins was on one side of a split screen, speaking about a sign on the other screen.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 11 May 2026
Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The large sign on a wall in Jordan Halverson’s office is written in varsity font, like something an athlete taps for good luck on the way out to the field.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Venus enters your sign on June 13, wrapping you in magnetism, beauty, and pleasure.
—Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
Trump’s optimism that the other Middle Eastern and majority-Muslim countries could soon sign on to the accords might be overly ambitious.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
The handwritten sign on the cooler, extolling the glories of bottarga, is your first hint that Bottega Gabriele’s Italian bona fides run deep.
—Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
The memo instructs creators who sign on to make new social media accounts under usernames that reflect their names or a nickname, avoiding brands, random numbers or anything that looks like spam.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
Mercury joins forces with Uranus in Gemini on May 18, followed by the Uranus cazimi in the same sign on May 22, bringing unexpected news, sudden career pivots and opportunities that come out of the woodwork.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
In one social video from November, Collins was on one side of a split screen, speaking about a sign on the other screen.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign on
sign up
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What about the kids and young adults in the current generation who take care of their siblings, play on a team, volunteer, work in the health profession, or sign up to be in the armed services?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2026
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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“Sign on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20on. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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