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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
An open letter calling for the prohibition of the development of superintelligent AI was announced on Wednesday, with the signatures of more than 700 celebrities, AI scientists, faith leaders, and policymakers.
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Billy Perrigo, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
The California Attorney General’s Office needs to review the proposal before proponents can begin collecting signatures to try and place it on the ballot.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Those high energies, corresponding to around 1019 GeV or 1032 K, would have imprinted signatures in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) that simply aren’t present.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
At the time of publication, the petition had nearly 9,000 signatures.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
As of publication, the petition had 55,000 signatures.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Our new analyses revealed contrasting dental wear signatures between the two co-occurring ground sloth species.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Republicans in Missouri redrew their districts to shift one seat toward the GOP, although there is an effort underway to secure enough signatures to require that voters approve the new map in a referendum.
—Adam Wagner, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Staged to Sell now has two additional designers, who are tasked with creating Saft-style spaces that bear their own signatures.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Billy Perrigo, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
The California Attorney General’s Office needs to review the proposal before proponents can begin collecting signatures to try and place it on the ballot.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Those high energies, corresponding to around 1019 GeV or 1032 K, would have imprinted signatures in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) that simply aren’t present.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
At the time of publication, the petition had nearly 9,000 signatures.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
As of publication, the petition had 55,000 signatures.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Our new analyses revealed contrasting dental wear signatures between the two co-occurring ground sloth species.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Republicans in Missouri redrew their districts to shift one seat toward the GOP, although there is an effort underway to secure enough signatures to require that voters approve the new map in a referendum.
—Adam Wagner, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Staged to Sell now has two additional designers, who are tasked with creating Saft-style spaces that bear their own signatures.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signatures
Noun
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There’s no due process here, either; the three triumvirs don’t get their hands dirty, their decisions can’t be appealed, and there’s no public process by which those to be killed will be identified before the decision is final.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Delving into the tragic murder of Ajike Owens, a Black Florida woman, at the hands of her white neighbor Susan Lorincz, the new film from prolific documentarian Geeta Gandbhir examines issues of race, class, community, and surveillance.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, while players sat at a long table under one of the baskets, providing autographs for fans, Farokhmanesh hung back.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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Elordi treated excited fans to selfies and autographs until the very last second, and del Toro spent much time doing the same to the delight of his fans.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Signatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signatures. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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