sign (up or on)

verb

Definition of sign (up or on)next
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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  1. employ
  2. hire
  3. recruit
Verb
  • The location is set to employ around 100 people and will feature a full-service dining room and bar, private dining room, carryout, delivery and catering service, a news release from Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria said.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Much of that growth came from banks and other financial firms hiring AI talent, though the Bay Area still employs more AI specialists.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of employ
Verb
  • And as the most recent press secretary found out, you can be fired from the position just as quickly as you were hired.
    — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Cowboys brought Mike Pettine out of retirement, hiring him as a senior defensive assistant to help out Christian Parker, the team’s defensive coordinator, get this group back on track.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of hire
Verb
  • Lee recruited a friend to help move the box to her bedroom, but the setup itself took less than 10 minutes.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Atlanta rapper just announced Fresh—the follow-up to his 2025 studio effort Wham and subsequent mixtape The Leaks—and has recruited frequent collaborators Future and Young Thug for features, alongside Rylo Rodriguez, Bally Baby, and Fatt Smaxx.
    — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of recruit
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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 24 Oct. 2026.

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