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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The database is typically employed by police officers conducting criminal investigations and includes sensitive information like people’s Social Security numbers, medical-disability records, addresses, signatures and emergency contacts.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Job cuts loom Volkswagen employs about 650,000 people globally and had already announced plans to cut 50,000 jobs in Germany by 2030.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of employ

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Larger projects get steady funding through multiple years, so that researchers can hire staff, design and purchase equipment, and make commitments to other involved institutions or people, such as patients undergoing treatments.

— Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Feyen remembers when Larimer County hired its first emergency manager — that person worked alone and out of a cubicle in the sheriff’s office.

— Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 27 July 2026

Definition of hire

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City’s deep pockets and determination to recruit Anderson helped Forest extract a record fee for a British player — which in turn was used as a benchmark for Rogers’ sale by Villa to another of the few clubs with enough money to close a deal.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The Barbarian and Archer Queen have joined forces and are recruiting you to help take the village — and his facial hair — back.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026

Definition of recruit

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