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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
Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2025
Brown spent nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers before a brief stint with the Oakland Raiders and then signing with the New England Patriots.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Someone mused to me the other day to what extent the launch of the distribution arm was a sign that there aren’t enough distributors for the types of movies Black Bear is making versus this being conceived as a lucrative business proposition.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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Verb
The last time a Power Four opponent technically came to Albertsons Stadium was the Big 12’s Central Florida, which beat Boise State 18-16 in 2023 — but Apsey signed the agreement for that home-and-home series in 2019, when UCF was still part of the American Athletic Conference.
—Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2025
Brown spent nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers before a brief stint with the Oakland Raiders and then signing with the New England Patriots.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
Even though the official Survivor 49 pre-merge emoji might be a big fat yawn (or, perhaps a chicken screaming for mercy), there are signs that Probst did not even need to give his pre-challenge pep talk.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Someone mused to me the other day to what extent the launch of the distribution arm was a sign that there aren’t enough distributors for the types of movies Black Bear is making versus this being conceived as a lucrative business proposition.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign
Noun
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This magical moment is a gesture of love and gratitude that lights up a smile brighter than the most grandiose display of holiday decorations, making every stressful minute of holiday gift shopping completely worth it.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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Byrne tends to favor movement that’s kinetic but a little crooked—the sorts of blunt gestures that, theoretically, anyone can do.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The move all but guaranteed more travel chaos heading into the weekend, a potent symbol of the shutdown’s cascading effects.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Others wore keffiyehs, a symbol of Palestinian resistance, nodding to an issue that inspired many of Mamdani’s supporters and was in turn weaponized by his critics.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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