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as in gesture
a movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling
made a sign for the audience to be quiet
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as in to employ
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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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Desmond Webb, 37, signed a plea deal for aggravated battery, a Level 3 felony.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Research has found that new fathers and co-parents can experience signs of PPD.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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The French outlet claimed Netflix subscribers in France signed agreements with a Dutch subsidiary, Netflix International BV, to reduce the parent company’s tax charges in the 2019 and 2020 filing periods.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Desmond Webb, 37, signed a plea deal for aggravated battery, a Level 3 felony.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
Very few were around before 2010 – a sign of Spain’s relatively recent dramatic growth.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Research has found that new fathers and co-parents can experience signs of PPD.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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