signs (up or on)

present tense third-person singular of sign (up or on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for signs (up or on)
Verb
  • The film follows a recovering addict in an isolated Serbian monastery whose Orthodox patriarch employs unorthodox methods that are often more extreme than effective at getting results.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The company employs 53,000 workers worldwide.
    Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sian Clifford gives a larger-than-life performance as a narcissistic aristocrat who hires a struggling filmmaker to record her every move, in Samuel Abraham’s eccentric mockumentary.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The tax credits jump the next year to $15 million if the company hires a minimum of 99 full-time employees and meets the capital investment credits.
    Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The series, which debuted in 2024, frequently recruits major stars for one-off guest roles and has previously featured Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, among others.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • What starts as a one-night stand quickly spirals into something more complicated when Nick (Thomas Kretschmann), a powerful developer, gets involved and recruits Tom to seduce and manipulate Lilli into giving up her family's home.
    EW.com, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Signs (up or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signs%20%28up%20or%20on%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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