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

signing (up or on)

verb

present participle of sign (up or on)

as in employing

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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In recent years, the local economy has improved as the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base expanded, now directly employing 38,000 people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
That expands the number of platforms capable of employing the system during defensive or offensive operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of employing

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The company began ramping up manufacturing and hiring earlier this year.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
Hospitals bolster their side by hiring risk adjustment specialists and employing AI tools, while health insurers hire payment integrity specialists and employ different AI tools.

— Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of hiring

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Pugh also serves as an executive producer on East of Eden, taking on a central role in the creation of the series since she was brought on in 2020.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Her whole mission in taking on that case was to do it differently than the other case.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of taking on

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