signing up

verb

present participle of sign up
1
as in signing on

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2
as in calling up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for signing up
  1. signing
  2. volunteering
  3. inking
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  • The former top-50 recruit became social media fodder for playing at four high schools in four years before eventually signing with Georgia.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Earlier this year, Chey posted photos and videos of himself with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, all signing a cast on Chey’s arm.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of signing
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  • As companies lack clear personal branding policies, Taylor believes employees like her are proactively shaping future corporate guidelines, volunteering to lead this evolving professional frontier.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Birch was volunteering in the hospice program at Osborn Correctional Institution, which had replaced Somers.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Definition of volunteering
Verb
  • Amazon Prime Video is stepping up its presence on hockey’s home ice in Canada, inking a 12-year deal for exclusive Wednesday night NHL broadcasts.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 July 2026
  • Pierce, meanwhile, has not practiced since inking his new deal.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of inking
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