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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
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.
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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
To test the disruption theory, the researchers directly examined the effects of beam-plasma instabilities by measuring the jet’s beam profile and associated magnetic field signatures.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
Teresa Haddix, a 67-year-old resident of Carlisle, a city in Warren County with less than 5,500 people, collected petition signatures to get the issue on the ballot.
—Carl Weiser, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
Why do buyers see frays and stains as signatures of value?
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Writing for the 4-3 majority of the court, Justice Shawn Womack overturned a decision by 16th Judicial Circuit Judge Holly Meyer requiring the Cleburne County Clerk to count the signatures on the petition and certify the measure, which had initially been pushed for the 2024 election.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
These brands have created olfactive signatures that remain stitched into cultural memory across generations.
—Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
In contrast, modern signatures are often depersonalized and generic.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
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
To test the disruption theory, the researchers directly examined the effects of beam-plasma instabilities by measuring the jet’s beam profile and associated magnetic field signatures.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
Teresa Haddix, a 67-year-old resident of Carlisle, a city in Warren County with less than 5,500 people, collected petition signatures to get the issue on the ballot.
—Carl Weiser, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
Why do buyers see frays and stains as signatures of value?
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Writing for the 4-3 majority of the court, Justice Shawn Womack overturned a decision by 16th Judicial Circuit Judge Holly Meyer requiring the Cleburne County Clerk to count the signatures on the petition and certify the measure, which had initially been pushed for the 2024 election.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
These brands have created olfactive signatures that remain stitched into cultural memory across generations.
—Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
In contrast, modern signatures are often depersonalized and generic.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signatures
Noun
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Its approach suggests that in the years since Ferrante first made her way into American readers’ hands, the status of feminist writing has seen a true shift.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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What Happens Next There will likely be long delays before SNAP benefits actually make it into the hands of beneficiaries again.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Banno strove to keep Stella’s a place where Prine could simply enjoy a meal without people taking photos or asking for autographs.—
Ken Perrotte,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Prior to Sunday’s matchup with the Patriots, Sanders posted a black-and-white photo of himself signing autographs with Browns fans, which some took as a sign the Colorado alum was saying goodbye.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Signatures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signatures. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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