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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
Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The governor had previously signed the bills into effect, so Wednesday’s signing was symbolic.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Perhaps just like the signs around campus say — Now is our Time.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Dave Dombrowski is clinging to any glimmer of hope Romano can be serviceable to justify signing him, but there's no remaining hope for him.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The governor had previously signed the bills into effect, so Wednesday’s signing was symbolic.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Were signs missed that could have warned of what the killer had planned?
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Perhaps just like the signs around campus say — Now is our Time.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign
Noun
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Culture shifts slowly, but steady gestures build momentum.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Its value isn’t in delivering more data, but in offering a meaningful signal—tracking gestures, shared rhythms, and interaction patterns to reflect the effort behind emotional presence.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Steinman functions as a symbol of her issues with her father, so what better way to encapsulate that than through a form of a media beloved by our parents’ generation?—
Ginny Hogan
August 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Aug. 2025
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The two surviving northern white rhinos are symbols of both human failure and ingenuity.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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