as in autographing
to write one's name on (as a document)
you'll have to sign the contract for it to be legal
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Recent Examples of signing
Fairbanks, Miami’s marquee free agent signing this offseason, earned his first save of the season with a shutout ninth inning.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
After recently signing a standard NBA contract after starting the season on a two-way deal, Cain did a little bit of everything with 11 points, five rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
DaQuan Jeffries signing Earlier in the day, the Kings signed DaQuan Jeffries to a 10-day contract after being granted a hardship exception.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Making his major league debut after signing with the Blue Jays in January, Okamoto finished 2 for 3.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Former center Mitch Morse, who played his first four NFL seasons with the Chiefs before signing with Buffalo, was on the Caps Off podcast and talked about that loss.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
The bidders are in final negotiations with a goal of signing a contract by mid-April, a person familiar with the situation said.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Currently, Roadmap is averaging two writers signing with representation each week.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
The five-time All-Star had 126 RBIs with the New York Mets last year before signing a five-year contract with Baltimore as a free agent.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
After recently signing a standard NBA contract after starting the season on a two-way deal, Cain did a little bit of everything with 11 points, five rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
DaQuan Jeffries signing Earlier in the day, the Kings signed DaQuan Jeffries to a 10-day contract after being granted a hardship exception.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Making his major league debut after signing with the Blue Jays in January, Okamoto finished 2 for 3.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Former center Mitch Morse, who played his first four NFL seasons with the Chiefs before signing with Buffalo, was on the Caps Off podcast and talked about that loss.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
The bidders are in final negotiations with a goal of signing a contract by mid-April, a person familiar with the situation said.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Currently, Roadmap is averaging two writers signing with representation each week.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
The five-time All-Star had 126 RBIs with the New York Mets last year before signing a five-year contract with Baltimore as a free agent.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signing
autographing
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In viral videos of the visit, Jordan could be seen posing for the crowd, autographing an In-N-Out hat for one of the employees and sitting down at a table to dive into what appeared to be a double-double with cheese, with a pile of fries on the side.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Sloss prides himself on autographing hundreds of divorce papers.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Signing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signing. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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