as in autographing
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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Recent Examples of signing
That caused a bit of a delay in other second-round picks signing their contracts.
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The Giants tried to supplement their offense by signing free agent tight end Isaiah Likely and receivers Calvin Austin III and Darnell Mooney.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
After signing veteran running back Kenneth Walker in free agency, the Chiefs selected Nebraska’s Emmett Johnson in the fifth round of last week’s NFL Draft.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Between learning to save lives and signing to True Panther, Mahesh has completed her seventh record, Blue Angel Sparkling Silver 2.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
The Huskies’ have addressed key areas of need in signing Hines and Khamenia and are bringing in a pair of freshmen who can impact the rotation in Junior County and Colben Landrew, both four-star recruits ranked in the top-50 of their class.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
At the same time, teams and their athletes signing sponsorship and endorsement deals with the same company occurs in modern sports and is not automatically suspicious.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Grier’s next task this summer is improving his defense corps and signing Celebrini and Smith to extensions.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Daniel Popper, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The Giants tried to supplement their offense by signing free agent tight end Isaiah Likely and receivers Calvin Austin III and Darnell Mooney.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
After signing veteran running back Kenneth Walker in free agency, the Chiefs selected Nebraska’s Emmett Johnson in the fifth round of last week’s NFL Draft.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Between learning to save lives and signing to True Panther, Mahesh has completed her seventh record, Blue Angel Sparkling Silver 2.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
The Huskies’ have addressed key areas of need in signing Hines and Khamenia and are bringing in a pair of freshmen who can impact the rotation in Junior County and Colben Landrew, both four-star recruits ranked in the top-50 of their class.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
At the same time, teams and their athletes signing sponsorship and endorsement deals with the same company occurs in modern sports and is not automatically suspicious.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Grier’s next task this summer is improving his defense corps and signing Celebrini and Smith to extensions.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signing
autographing
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One video shows Cole autographing an album for an excited fan.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Sloss prides himself on autographing hundreds of divorce papers.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Signing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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