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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
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
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To help fix the issues at running back, the Cowboys signed both Miles Sanders and Javonte Williams.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Peter O’Malley, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
This is a fabulous day for romance and warm, loving relations with others, because the Moon is in your sign, lined up with Venus in your sign, which is also close to Neptune in your sign.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
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Verb
The Chiefs signed Hunt, who led the team with 728 rushing yards last season, to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million for 2025.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
Read more: Steelers Get Surprising Update on Aaron Rodgers Situation
To help fix the issues at running back, the Cowboys signed both Miles Sanders and Javonte Williams.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Noun
Phillips had a setback in his recovery, but all signs are positive for everyone else.
—Peter O’Malley, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
This is a fabulous day for romance and warm, loving relations with others, because the Moon is in your sign, lined up with Venus in your sign, which is also close to Neptune in your sign.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign
Noun
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Rather, there’s a mutually healing trajectory to this strange, secretive summer of playing house, and Petzold observes its gradual onset in fine details of gesture, expression and domestic routine — and its lapses when people fall intermittently out of character.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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In fact, in a moving gesture, Leo offered to continue the blessing that the late Pope Francis started from the same balcony the day before his death.—
Raúl E. Zegarra,
Time,
17 May 2025
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The character is a powerful metaphor of oppressed women, challenging patriarchal norms, and has emerged as a symbol of female strength and resilience within the Indian horror genre.—
Sunil Sadarangani,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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The ski suit has evolved into a fashion symbol frequently mentioned in style publications.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
19 May 2025
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“Sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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