SIGNED (UP OR ON) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

signed (up or on)

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Definition of signed (up or on)

past tense of sign (up or on)

as in employed

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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That has been the model employed by Strategy and numerous copycat DATs, which have counted on steadily rising asset prices to issue new shares that pay for their operating costs.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Stefani has contested that characterization, saying Mo was lawfully employed by the California Legislature.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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The film, billed as a biographical dramedy, tells the story of a chaotic boardroom crisis at OpenAI in November 2023, when co-founder Altman was fired and then re-hired at the AI giant.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Claire, who always longed to be involved in baseball, expressed interest in the job and was hired as a public relations assistant, remaining in the position until 1975, when he was promoted to vice president of public relations.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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