Thesaurus results for SIGNS

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sign

as in autographs

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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noun

plural of sign

as in gestures

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 symbols

a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader an "and" sign

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Recent Examples of signs

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By New Year’s Day, Snuggerud signs a five-year, $40 million ($8 million AAV) extension. — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 This is effectively where Joe signs her fate away in the same stroke as this guy’s death warrant. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026 The streets in Viñales are clean, signs advertising rooms for visitors are everywhere and there is even a market where artisans sell their wares. — Juan Carlos López, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 If the state’s governor signs the law, companies would be banned from auto-playing videos for teens, among other changes. — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2026 Collins said the decisions regulators make to implement the new legislation (assuming Newsom signs it into law) could exacerbate the problem — especially if standards change over time and create uncertainty. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026 But if Newsom signs it, the program would receive modest funding of $10 million, set aside from the Department of Finance. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The new Space Age looks to be shifting into top gear as SpaceX signs an agreement with the state of Louisiana for the company to invest US$100 billion to build the world's largest spaceport that could conduct over 10,000 launches per year. — David Szondy august 25, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 Newton Group retains and pays DC Capital Law to represent the owner, while each owner separately signs an engagement agreement with the law firm. — Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

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Tentative signs of improvement emerged in May, June and July, when border crossings picked up slightly, the agency reported. — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 Next, another set of no-parking signs went up and came down (except for several that were mistakenly left up), with no work having been done. — Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Despite the dire warnings, Harris pointed to signs that pressure for safeguards is growing, including calls from AI-industry employees to limit the development of more powerful systems. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 But there were, in Chelsea’s display, signs that the champions may not have things all their own way. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Made from vintage tin signs scavenged from around Brooklyn, it's poetically anchored in the borough’s history, while also signaling the neighborhood’s future—just like the hotel itself. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026 To be sure, there are signs that consumers are looking for ways to cut costs. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 As its name suggests, the $20 find is formulated with collagen to fill pesky fine lines, wrinkles, and other visible signs of aging. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026 There are signs that Democratic voters, especially, are looking for change, and some young voters argue older politicians can’t truly understand a world transformed by artificial intelligence, rising housing costs and student debt. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for signs

Noun

These have never been simply styles, but responses to conditions that demanded other forms, other gestures, other ways of seeing and saying.

— Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
If physical gestures serve our relatives just fine, why did our own branch of the family tree gradually favor biological changes in our brains and anatomy that permitted our characteristic complexities in language and precision in speech?

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

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College football Saturdays run on repetition, with the same soundtrack, symbols and rituals repeated so faithfully that generations of fans know the cues.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
America’s sense of security was smashed with apocalyptic fury Tuesday when the most destructive and meticulously planned terror attack in history shattered two of the country’s most potent symbols.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of symbols

Noun

Markey's win comes amid a slew of losses for Democratic incumbents during recent primaries and signals how age has become a divisive factor among the party.

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
That model made sense when software moved more slowly and source, ownership and process were reliable trust signals.

— Ken Ammon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026