SIGN ON (FOR) Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

sign on (for)

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Definition of sign on (for)

as in to sign up (for)

to become a member of I signed on for the crew team simply as a lark

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Anthropic’s own customer blog profiles Jared Sires, a startup account executive who joined the sales team in 2024 with no coding background.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Procter & Gamble, Lockheed Martin and CSX were among the latest companies to join the list of those topping profit expectations for the summer, and gains for their stocks helped limit the market's losses Thursday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of join

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This means qualifying firms enter the portfolio universe of index funds much earlier, driving passive buying for their stock.

— , CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said Maldonado Soriano is from Mexico and unlawfully entered the country in 1999.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of enter

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Upon moving back to Lake County in 1981, Andries briefly served as managing editor at North Shore magazine before rejoining Pioneer Press the following year.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Drivers using eastbound 37 will take northbound 121, make a right on the Carneros Highway (Highways 12 and 121), followed by a right on Highways 12/29, rejoining Highway 37 in Vallejo.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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