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Recent Examples of sign on
The green markings, an investigator’s testimony would explain later in the day, were left on the boat upon impact with a reflective sign on the channel marker.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Ultimately the difficulty of the task was what led him to sign on, which involved working with three different dialect coaches and studying with a Cuban professor named Rafael Rojas.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
The parliamentary procedure bypasses the committee process and forces legislation directly to a floor vote if 218 lawmakers sign on in support.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2026
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.
—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
David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Ultimately the difficulty of the task was what led him to sign on, which involved working with three different dialect coaches and studying with a Cuban professor named Rafael Rojas.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
The parliamentary procedure bypasses the committee process and forces legislation directly to a floor vote if 218 lawmakers sign on in support.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign on
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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“Sign on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20on. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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