subscribes

present tense third-person singular of subscribe
1
as in agrees
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal) promised that as president he would never subscribe to the use of torture as an interrogation method, regardless of the circumstances

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2
as in signs
to write one's name on (as a document) they dutifully subscribed several dozen forms at the mortgage closing

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Verb
  • Abberley agrees that the cultural differences between the English and Spanish languages give room for confusion.
    Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • The outside review makes sure someone who doesn’t work for them agrees.
    Jesse Rothman, Boston Herald, 17 July 2026
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  • The Oracle shim, for instance, signs a binary vulnerable to CVE-2015-5381.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
  • While Arnold remains unsigned, any team that signs him risks the NFL placing him on the Commissioner’s Exempt List.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026
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  • False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
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  • No one specifically consents to be included in them, but people have no choice.
    Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • The site adds that the winner's identity (in this case, the beneficiary) is kept confidential under Ohio law, unless the winner consents to be identified in writing.
    Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Subscribes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subscribes. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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