as in autographed
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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Playing Outfield After Star's Offer Joel Payamps Career Payamps initially signed with the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent back in 2010.
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Some reports said Rodriguez signed his name for a few fans outside the restaurant, and add that delay to the twists of fate that put him in the wrong spot when Carol Escobedo lost control of her car.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
See the exact site where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed and visit the Barrington Living History Farm to watch a recreation of life in the 1850s, complete with volunteers going about their daily chores on a working cotton farm.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
The president on Friday signed an executive order adding a $100,000 fee for high-skilled workers to enter the country through the H-1B visa program.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Some reports said Rodriguez signed his name for a few fans outside the restaurant, and add that delay to the twists of fate that put him in the wrong spot when Carol Escobedo lost control of her car.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
See the exact site where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed and visit the Barrington Living History Farm to watch a recreation of life in the 1850s, complete with volunteers going about their daily chores on a working cotton farm.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
The president on Friday signed an executive order adding a $100,000 fee for high-skilled workers to enter the country through the H-1B visa program.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
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At the other end of the cultural spectrum, Bal Thackeray, cartoonist and founder of the Shiv Sena, the Hindu militant organization in Mumbai, received Michael Jackson at his home in 1996 and boasted afterward that the pop star had used and then autographed his lavatory.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The most prominent object is a framed Ohtani Angels jersey, autographed by the ballplayer to Bowyer’s four-year-old son.—
DAVID AMSDEN,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Signed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signed. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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