SIGN OFF (ON) Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

sign off (on)

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Definition of sign off (on)

as in to initial

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Before the contracts reach Noem, they must be approved by a series of political appointees, who each sign or initial a checklist sometimes referred to internally as a routing sheet.

— Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
While Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed agreements affirming their commitment to sign a peace treaty, only their foreign ministers have initialed the text of the treaty.

— Jared Gans, The Hill, 10 Feb. 2026

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Players on the winning team of this year’s Finals will each take home $60,000, while runners-up will earn $20,000 apiece, under terms of the historic collective bargaining agreement signed earlier this year between owners and players.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Defense attorney Johnson had filed an election for the jury to assess punishment, but Jones refused to sign it, according to Sorrells.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

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This would enable firms to communicate more effectively about issues, ensuring that any failures yield lessons that could be applied industry-wide.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Trump just last month signed into law legislation that enables him to tariff the top purchasers of Russian crude oil or gas.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

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Guns became sacred, and violence was increasingly justified, if not sanctified.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
The church has always preached that humans are created in God’s image; by assuming the messy fragility of human form, God’s son sanctified human experience.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

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