Thesaurus results for SIGNATURES

signatures

noun

plural of signature

as in hands

a person's name written in their own handwriting often given to indicate awareness or consent I'll just need your signature on the application, and then we're all set

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Recent Examples of signatures Karen Gordey headed up the Lakewood Citizens Alliance, one of several issue committees that formed last year to collect signatures for a citizen ballot initiative to repeal the city’s zoning updates. —

John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026 Idahoans United has been collecting signatures for about 10 months after suing the Idaho attorney general and secretary of state over the draft ballot title and financial impact information that the nonprofit said was misleading. —

Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2026 Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images An online petition to urge Philz to keep the Pride flags up was circulated and immediately tallied thousands of signatures. —

Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Lawmakers brought the measure to the floor through a rare maneuver known as a discharge petition, which allows a bill to bypass House leadership, after supporters secured the 218 signatures needed to force the vote. —

Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 Earlier this year, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association filed thousands of signatures for a ballot measure to overturn tax measures statewide such as those like ULA. —

City News Service, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026 Macías, Sigcho-Lopez and Getty all still must file petition signatures from enough voters in the district, which stretches from Pilsen to Oak Brook and from Franklin Park to Burbank, with state election officials to qualify for the November ballot. —

Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 Joaquin Phoenix, Ben Stiller and Kristen Stewart were among the original signatures on the letter when it was initially released Monday, April 13. —

Marc Malkin, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026 The Wall Street Journal reports that the fireplace in the screening room contains signatures of the famous stars who have visited the home, including Elvis Presley, Mel Tormé and Natalie Wood, a feature the Osbournes inherited from the previous owner, radio host Frank Bresee. —

Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026

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Football has traditionally been a conduit for protests in Iran, with the national team refusing to sing the anthem on several occasions over recent decades, including during the 2009 Green Movement and after the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police in 2022.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
The Norwegian had just scored the winning goal in his team’s 2-1 victory against title rival Arsenal, a result which puts the fate of the trophy in City’s hands with just five matches left to play.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026