sign off (on)

verb

Definition of sign off (on)next
as in to initial

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  1. initial
  2. sign
  3. bless
  4. enable
  5. permit
  6. sanctify
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  • The serial numbers on those seals are written on a form that is then initialed by the chief inspector and a member of the Board of Absentee Canvassers.
    Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
  • When those match, it’s marked approved the approver initials the envelope.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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  • President Biden is expected this week to sign proclamations creating the new Chuckwalla and Sáttítla national monuments, after a Tuesday ceremony at Chuckwalla south of Joshua Tree National Park was canceled because of fierce winds.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Letters may be up to 200 words and must be signed with your email address, city of residence and daytime phone number for verification.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of sign
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  • We were blessed to have LA fire and police depts doing their jobs so well.
    Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Does reading about sharks that can walk on land fill you with awe about our planet and the incredible adaptations that animals are blessed with to survive and thrive?
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of bless
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  • Calmer winds enabled firefighters to start gaining some control of the biggest blazes in metropolitan Los Angeles on Friday before gusty weather returns over the weekend to an area that hasn't seen rain in more than eight months.
    MANUEL VALDES, JULIE WATSON, JOHN SEEWER AND HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • By partnering with providers that share their eco-conscious values, Guide to Iceland enables travelers to explore responsibly.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of enable
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  • Most Japanese stars who leave for the United States do so after 25, when they are permitted to sign a free-agent contract like Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s $325 million megadeal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The study instantly became a formal part of DOE permit proceedings that Trump would have to address, Public Citizen attorney Tyson Slocum told Axios' Ben Geman. 2.
    Ben Geman, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of permit
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  • Physicians need to adopt the habits of happiness as so eloquently delineated by Arthur Brooks: faith, family, friends, and purposeful, sanctifying work.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • With an original seating capacity of 800 on 20 rows of pews divided into three sections, the buff brick church, trimmed in limestone, was sanctified almost 70 years ago in 1955.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 May 2024
Definition of sanctify
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