sign off
verb
signed off; signing off; signs off
1
: to announce the end of something (such as a message or broadcast)
2
: to approve or acknowledge something by or as if by a signature
sign off on a memo
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Mid-ranking officers could still sign off on most strikes that endangered 10 civilians or less — a threshold far higher than the prewar norm.
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Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Advertisement And Iger signed off on the settlement of a high-profile defamation lawsuit brought last spring by President-elect Donald Trump, amid howls from journalists that the owner of ABC News had caved to political pressure.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
That’s how host Jerry O’Connell kicked off the final episode Friday of The Talk, which is signing off at 2,993 episodes and 15 seasons on CBS.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Borger’s exit comes on the heels of political commentator Alisyn Camerota signing off last week after a decade with CNN.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Advertisement And Iger signed off on the settlement of a high-profile defamation lawsuit brought last spring by President-elect Donald Trump, amid howls from journalists that the owner of ABC News had caved to political pressure.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
That’s how host Jerry O’Connell kicked off the final episode Friday of The Talk, which is signing off at 2,993 episodes and 15 seasons on CBS.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Borger’s exit comes on the heels of political commentator Alisyn Camerota signing off last week after a decade with CNN.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Sign off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20off. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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