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 system contains people’s driving records and other sensitive information like their Social Security numbers, medical disability records, addresses, signatures and emergency contacts. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026 Binding it all together is the chain-of-custody record that includes every handoff between teams, vendors and systems, with verification signatures that make each component's provenance independently confirmable. Akash Pugalia, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The candidates also must collect 500 voter signatures needed to qualify for the convention vote. ABC News, 17 July 2026 When Nadezhdin tried to run against Putin in 2024, long lines of supporters waited to back his candidacy with their signatures. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 17 July 2026 But while The Odyssey fever is in full swing, fascination with the beauty signatures of Ancient Greece is hardly new. Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 17 July 2026 The recommendation determined Sigcho-Lopez did not gather enough valid signatures to make the November ballot. Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The experiments revealed signatures of the non-Hermitian skin effect, where quantum states concentrate near one end of the system instead of remaining evenly distributed. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026 Amendment 4 takes aim at Missouri’s century-old initiative petition process, which has allowed citizens of both parties to collect signatures and place measures on the ballot. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signatures
Noun
  • McNeeley had the ball in his hands a lot, and that was by design.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • And in the coming years, humanoid robots with dexterous hands will automate the other parts of lab work, such as handling mice, or slicing thin layers of tissue.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • Saturday’s camp concluded with families getting autographs from and taking pictures with Agbaji.
    Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
  • But for one more summer, there’s Wednesday night hockey in the suburbs, the tickets are cheap, the autographs are free, and the arena is air conditioned in the midst of a brutal heat wave.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 July 2026

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