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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
Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Florida International University is not just signing meaningless pieces of paper related to cooperation with immigration authorities.
—Thomas Kennedy, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
With the emotional Moon in your sign, your energy is likely surging.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Writer and producer Eric Randall has signed with Paradigm for representation, Variety has learned exclusively.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Florida International University is not just signing meaningless pieces of paper related to cooperation with immigration authorities.
—Thomas Kennedy, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
But in the south there are signs that things are changing, as travelers return to enjoy a vast natural beauty that in the early 1970s attracted more annual visitors than South Africa and Zimbabwe combined.
—Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
With the emotional Moon in your sign, your energy is likely surging.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign
Noun
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese invited Herzog to visit as a gesture of unity with Jewish Australians after 15 people were killed at a Hanukkah festival near Sydney’s Bondi Beach – the worst terror attack committed in the country.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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This week the arriving athletes seemed more interested in getting accustomed to their free Samsung phones and using their own gestures to direct a robotic hand behind glass to pick up a plastic ball encasing a mystery Olympic pin.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to the news release, there is a design gradient on the livery that’s a repeat of a Cadillac chevron, giving a nod to General Motors’ co-ownership and Cadillac’s symbol.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Since the 1970s, Toñitas has become a symbol of resistance amid growing gentrification in the neighborhood, where businesses owned by people of color have been shuttered and longtime Williamsburg residents pushed out by exorbitant rent hikes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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