signs (up or on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of sign (up or on)
as in employs
to provide with a paying job the sports shoe company recently signed up the nation's top female college basketball player to plug its products

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  1. employs
  2. hires
  3. recruits
Verb
  • Others pointed out that California Forever has political clout because its chief lobbying firm, Axiom Advisors, employs several of Newsom’s friends and former officials.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Raley’s owns and runs more than 100 grocery stores and employs roughly 11,500 workers, according to the company’s website.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of employs
Verb
  • After his father’s death, strong and silent Mauro hires a farm hand to work alongside him.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • First, and perhaps most importantly, the coaching hires at several top-flight SEC programs have left much to be desired.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of hires
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  • Most of the industry recruits everyone and trains almost no one — a model critics have compared to multilevel marketing.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • To update standards, the department recruits a committee of educators and experts from around the state who meet over several months and produce a recommendation for course descriptions and grade-level expectations and benchmarks.
    — Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of recruits
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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 29 Aug. 2026.

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