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

Verb

The elderly driver, consumed by guilt, signs his house over to Yu Jie and covers his medical and living costs each month. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 In a state, a governor usually signs an executive order that names the area expected to be affected by the pending severe weather. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 But every sentence can be tied to the moment in the conversation that supports it, and every dose matched against what was actually said, with the clinician who signs the note as the last check. — Dhyey Mavani, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Vistra must still meet technical, legal, environmental and financial requirements before the agency signs definitive financing agreements or provides any funds. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 The formal eviction process includes several steps and concludes only when a judge signs an order saying a tenant has to move. — Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 Even if Newsom signs the bill, the program would start small. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 But until Hughes actually signs, there’s going to be a cloud of doubt over the potentially franchise-altering negotiations, just like with Kirill Kaprizov a year ago. — Michael Russo, 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

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Langley has an iron grip on the country music world at the moment, and that grip shows absolutely no signs of loosening. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Many have taken to the streets in towns and neighborhoods to protest the worsening situation, with roadblocks, tire-burning and residents holding up signs criticizing the government for not providing adequate solutions. — Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 In a study of 31 people, the brand found that the finished Rejuvenating Night Cream improved eight signs of aging, including fine lines, plumpness, firmness, smoothness, texture, and wrinkles. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026 Protesters gathered in the hours following the shooting, some holding anti-ICE signs, as law enforcement worked the scene. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 There are more signs of something nefarious in the book, as the demon is more avian in appearance, has less steady facial features, carries a putrid smell and an essence that causes some people to cough. — William Earl, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 The décor surpassed that of a typical sports bar, dingy novelty signs replaced by a mural of Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles, Serena Williams, and Allyson Felix. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 There are other signs that the scrabbly, experimental Gowanus of yore might still survive. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026 Russia invaded its neighbor more than 4 ½ years ago, and there are no concrete signs that a peace settlement might be possible. — Hanna Arhirova, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Her solo stage program was made from a highly imaginative, eclectic selection of traditional pan-Asian references, poses, and gestures.

— Thomas Patier, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2026
From Fall 2019, Vaccarello’s collections began not only to recall Saint Laurent’s gestures, but to expand upon and modernize them — testing the extremes of the founder’s silhouettes and codes to generate almost unbearable visual tension.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026