SIGN (UP OR ON) Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

sign (up or on)

verb

Definition of sign (up or on)

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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While many commissioners supported the idea, commission staff said the benchmark was too stringent to employ without understanding how the new sand placement will fare over the next few months or years.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Unlike woodpeckers, which mostly use their neck muscles to drill, Akis employ their entire body’s momentum, from feet to beak, to slam into the wood.

— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of employ

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When the decision to hire Schottenheimer was made, anything that happened afterward immediately fell on the Joneses up top.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Being on a massive TV set is an intimidating enough position to find yourself in, let alone playing a character who would quickly become an antagonist to the powerful people who’ve hired her.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of hire

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The move comes as the Justice Department investigates allegations that Democrats recruited the second Dan Sullivan to siphon votes from the Republican incumbent.

— Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Laika was a 3-year-old stray husky-spitz mix from the streets of Moscow, and she was recruited by the Soviet space program for her small size and calm temperament.

— Hanneke Weitering, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026

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