signatures

plural of signature
as in hands
a person's name written in their own handwriting often given to indicate awareness or consent I'll just need your signature on the application, and then we're all set

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Recent Examples of signatures The zoo this week launched an online petition against the data center that, as of Friday, had more than 180,000 signatures and 25,000 shares on Facebook. David Ingram, NBC news, 6 June 2026 Republicans started collecting signatures Friday in the hopes of reaching their goal by Sunday with volunteers from the House, Senate, and state party. Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026 But the squad’s overall dip in performance—including back-to-back runner-up finishes in LaLiga and quarterfinal exits in the UEFA Champions League—has stoked unrest among fans, who have even collected almost 70 million signatures on a petition in favor of jettisoning the star forward out of Spain. Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 4 June 2026 When it was announced last year that the film would premiere exclusively on Paramount+, a petition to reverse the decision racked up nearly 100,000 signatures. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026 Various factors go into determining whether the signatures match, including the slant of the signature, whether it is printed or written in cursive, and the size, proportions or scale. Paris Barraza, USA Today, 4 June 2026 Because modern warplanes put a premium on stealth, internal weapon bays are preferred to reduce radar signatures, but opening the bays for launching creates a high-speed aerodynamic cavity. David Szondy june 04, New Atlas, 4 June 2026 The deadline for town clerks to submit certified signatures is June 2, giving individual towns less than a month to collect and certify any new signatures sent in by Brensley’s or other affected campaigns and access the ballot. Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026 As of Sunday afternoon, the petition had 260 signatures. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signatures
Noun
  • The telegram’s design is joyful and vivid, featuring illustrations of tiny hands tossing multi-colored hats and flowers into the air in a gesture of congratulation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
  • The violin in Baerwald’s hands was the one his German-Jewish grandfather played as a Japanese prisoner of war in the Bandō camp at Tokushima during World War I.
    Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Former Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda met fans and signed autographs for an hour in the late morning right as the clouds parted and the track warmed up, energizing the whole raceway.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026
  • In a video shared by TMZ, the Oscar winner, 62, can be seen signing autographs outside his hotel in Paris.
    Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 30 May 2026

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“Signatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signatures. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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