signed

Definition of signednext
past tense of sign

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Recent Examples of signed Anthropic, the company behind Claude, has signed the bloc's Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content, one of around 190 signatories, and now plans to watermark Claude's output across its ecosystem. New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026 Brendan Beck was demoted to Triple-A on Monday to make room for Topa, who recently signed a minor league contract with the Yankees. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 The federal ruling from Denver was clarified three days later to exclude athletes who'd already signed professional contracts, which prompted a countersuit filed in Louisiana state court that gained a temporary restraining order on Wednesday. CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Days after the government reopened, the department signed agreements handing billions in grant programs to other federal agencies. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 She was signed by Monument Records at 19, but the partnership was bumpy. Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 There’s been a major upgrade across the front four, and two of those players — Emersonn, a Brazilian striker signed from Toulouse, and Julio Enciso, bought from Strasbourg — combined for the breakthrough on Saturday. Stuart James, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Independent power producers supply about 40% of total capacity under long-term contracts signed after electricity generation was liberalized in the late 1990s. ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 That’s what the autographed baseball became when Paul Kennedy told me the story about who had signed it. Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signed
autographed
Verb
  • Parton autographed the artwork and performed several songs for airmen and their families at the event.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Caitlin Clark has come closest to date, with two card sales over $500,000 last year, including a high of $660,000 for her 2024 Panini Flawless WNBA Logowoman autographed and inscribed one-of-one card.
    Larry Holder, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Signed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signed. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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