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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 Community Commission for Public Safety & Accountability held the meeting after receiving a petition with at least 2,000 signatures demanding an investigation into how CPD interacted with the feds.
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Jermont Terry, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Walker Thomas protested the accusations and asked the election board to dismiss objections, disqualify the objectors’ attorney and to count certain signatures.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
The suit seeks to strike the state’s decision to allow the map to take effect even though a campaign turned in more than 300,000 signatures to force a statewide vote on it next year.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
If the California initiative garners enough signatures, Newsom and the state legislature could potentially try to block it from appearing on the November ballot by filing an emergency petition with the California Supreme Court.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
The candidate must receive 40-60 signatures for nomination papers, but can also qualify by paying a fee of 1% of the first year’s salary for that office.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 6 Jan. 2026
McGuinness, along with Jason Bauer, were accused of a scheme to put several Tea Party candidates on the ballot without their knowledge, forging signatures on an affidavit.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Further analysis confirmed that the spiders' carbon and nitrogen signatures traced back to sulfur-oxidizing microbes, not plants that underwent photosynthesis like those above ground.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
Why do buyers see frays and stains as signatures of value?
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Jermont Terry, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Walker Thomas protested the accusations and asked the election board to dismiss objections, disqualify the objectors’ attorney and to count certain signatures.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
The suit seeks to strike the state’s decision to allow the map to take effect even though a campaign turned in more than 300,000 signatures to force a statewide vote on it next year.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
If the California initiative garners enough signatures, Newsom and the state legislature could potentially try to block it from appearing on the November ballot by filing an emergency petition with the California Supreme Court.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
The candidate must receive 40-60 signatures for nomination papers, but can also qualify by paying a fee of 1% of the first year’s salary for that office.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 6 Jan. 2026
McGuinness, along with Jason Bauer, were accused of a scheme to put several Tea Party candidates on the ballot without their knowledge, forging signatures on an affidavit.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Further analysis confirmed that the spiders' carbon and nitrogen signatures traced back to sulfur-oxidizing microbes, not plants that underwent photosynthesis like those above ground.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
Why do buyers see frays and stains as signatures of value?
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signatures
Noun
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Ross, who was one of several federal agents involved in the arrest, initially drew his service weapon, but holstered the gun after Muñoz-Guatemala stopped his car and raised his hands, according to the affidavit.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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The deadly shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in a residential neighborhood in south Minneapolis has brought back painful memories of another high-profile incident in which a civilian died at the hands of a law enforcement officer.—
Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In its early years, the mall hosted a variety of celebrities and entertainment, from walk-around cartoon characters for throngs of exuberant kids to a visit from Chicago radio icon Dick Biondi for autographs.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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During early warm-ups for the Broncos-Chargers game, Dobbins spent over 30 minutes catching up with former Los Angeles teammates and coaches, darting over to the stands to sign a few autographs.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Signatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signatures. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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