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 But an unaffiliated candidate, Lia White, is trying to get enough signatures to get on the general election ballot in the district. Mary Ramsey updated September 9, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025 According to The War Zone (TWZ) report, the drone concept looks optimized for generating low radar signatures. Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025 The councilor fell behind early on in the drive to get enough signatures to make the ballot, while all the other incumbents maxed out their signatures ahead of the deadline. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025 After the Dodgers and Cubs opened the 2025 season in Tokyo, Ohtani signed a ball that also had the signatures of teammates Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto plus Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Now, two months and thousands of signatures later, fans have emerged victorious. Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025 In the 2024 race, Hollier was disqualified for not having enough valid signatures. Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025 A long time ago, life left microscopic signatures on Mars — or did it? Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025 For the patrimony prize, which covers jewelry remaining in a house’s patrimonial collection, Raybaud chose 2020 as the cut-off date, to allow newer signatures to take part on an equal footing to their centuries-old predecessors. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signatures
Noun
  • The agents pushed him against a metal fence, put his hands behind his back and twisted his arm, according to the lawsuit.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • As the sun was setting, hundreds of North Texans — many clad in black — gathered with candles and posters in their hands and solidarity in their hearts.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Guests must not wear character themed outfits and are prohibited to sign autographs for other guests or represent themselves as park associates.
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Ariana Grande took a moment to sign some autographs for fans ahead of the show.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Signatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signatures. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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