signed on (for)

verb

past tense of sign on (for)
as in signed up (for)
to become a member of I signed on for the crew team simply as a lark

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  1. joined
  2. entered
  3. rejoined
Verb
  • With the property's May 2019 opening, Boston joined New York City, San Francisco, Miami, and Beverly Hills as the fifth city with two Four Seasons (the older Boston Four Seasons is located on Boston's Boylston Street).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Garfield was joined at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall by Guadagnino, writer Simon Rich and actors Yura Borisov (as OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever), Ike Barinholtz (as Elon Musk) and Cooper Hoffman (as OpenAI president Greg Brockman).
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of joined
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  • The company entered the country more than 20 years ago with an affiliate.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Once the eighth wrestler has entered the match, all of the remaining wrestlers will enter a 15-minute scoring period.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of entered
Verb
  • Stewart rejoined teammates this week and was in the starting lineup Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Castronovo, 62, played drums and contributed vocals for Journey from 1998 until 2015, and later rejoined the group.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of rejoined
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“Signed on (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signed%20on%20%28for%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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