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as in gesture
a movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling
made a sign for the audience to be quiet
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as in to employ
to provide with a paying job
the sports shoe company recently signed up the nation's top female college basketball player to plug its products
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Recent Examples of sign
Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
This made ordering a stress-free (enjoyable, even) process—in a matter of minutes, my meal planning and food shopping for the following week was signed, sealed, and nearly delivered.
—Betty Gold Kider, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
First-day breakfasts, porch photos, and personalized signs start the morning with joy and pride.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
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Verb
For a pre-revolutionary season in 1977, liberals signed letters and staged poetry readings that criticized the government in increasingly frank terms.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
This made ordering a stress-free (enjoyable, even) process—in a matter of minutes, my meal planning and food shopping for the following week was signed, sealed, and nearly delivered.
—Betty Gold Kider, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
The Infantry Squad Vehicle, more dune buggy than armored truck, is one of the most visible signs of the Army’s transition from Cold War-era equipment that has defined it for generations.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
First-day breakfasts, porch photos, and personalized signs start the morning with joy and pride.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign
Noun
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Some posed for photos, others made rude gestures, and many simply stared.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
27 July 2025
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Before Lopez could really respond to the gesture, the skirt fell to the ground, leaving Lopez on stage in a shiny pair of gold underwear.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
27 July 2025
Noun
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Specifically saying these white, thin, traditionally feminine bodies are not just aspirational but symbols of morality, tradition, purity.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
31 July 2025
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The continent’s record-breaking visitor numbers are now straining local resources and sparking a backlash from residents as the familiar sight of suitcases rattling on cobblestones and selfie-snappers jostling for position has become a symbol of the strain.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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“Sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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