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 Its separate entrance, elevators, and staff have always set it apart from the surrounding casino ecosystem, offering a smoke-free, gaming-free environment with all the brand’s usual service signatures. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026 Adding quantum-safe signatures to a blockchain is a solvable engineering problem, according to Coinbase. Joshua Hong, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 The coalition has been canvassing the state, visiting churches, grocery stores and neighborhoods to talk to residents about the issue and gathering 3,500 signatures to present to lawmakers in hopes of inspiring legislative change. Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026 The aircraft are part of Colorado's aerial fire-detection program, which sends planes over the state looking for the heat signatures of new fires, particularly those sparked by lightning. Brian Maass, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 It is designed to remain deployed and monitor underwater areas for acoustic signatures associated with potential targets. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 The novel showcases how a writer can effectively balance internal and external stakes, which would end up becoming one of my storytelling signatures as well. Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026 Molecular clouds emit radio waves, which allow astronomers to observe the signatures of the cold chemistry of interstellar space. Olivia Harper Wilkins, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026 Outrage ensued, prompting an online petition that garnered more than 20,000 signatures, urging officials to remove the photos. Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signatures
Noun
  • Barron, last year’s first-round pick, nearly had a second interception minutes later, but the ball squirted through his hands.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • On the flight after the impromptu stop, Yeltsin sat motionless with his head in his hands, considering the bare shelves of Soviet food markets.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Friday brings pregame autographs from former Braves and an Andres Galarraga bobblehead.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Every now and then, a cheer rippled through as players entered the stands to greet fans and sign autographs.
    Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Signatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signatures. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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