sign off (on)

verb

Definition of sign off (on)next
as in to initial

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  1. initial
  2. sign
  3. bless
  4. enable
  5. permit
  6. sanctify
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  • The serial numbers on those seals are written on a form that is then initialed by the chief inspector and a member of the Board of Absentee Canvassers.
    Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
  • When those match, it’s marked approved the approver initials the envelope.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of initial
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  • Luxury-real-estate shoppers, in fact, seem to have had a little spring in their step: signing 39 Manhattan contracts, more than anytime since March, according to Donna Olshan, who tracks the Manhattan luxury-real-estate market.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Abbott on signed a bill to permanently allow Texans to drink and roam.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of sign
Verb
  • We’re blessed this week with two crew nights out and a guest being finicky about drink garnishes.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Pope Francis seemed to inadvertently bless the New Orleans Saints — which couldn't come at a better time, as the NFL team just excommunicated their head coach.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of bless
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  • The agency said the park’s enabling act prohibits it from authorizing housing for members of the public uncoupled to ranching.
    Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • But a dedicated federal funding source could enable similar roadway reboots nationwide.
    David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of enable
Verb
  • Voters in all states are entitled to certain rights and subject to restrictions, though some vary by state—such as same-day registration, which is only permitted in about half of all states.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • For this vital right to be effective, election officials must be permitted to do their jobs free from improper partisan influence, physical threats, or any other conduct designed to intimidate.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of permit
Verb
  • This also means the final act plays like a sanctifying highlights reel but the film’s gleeful humor and sharp wit largely keeps this chaotic rollercoaster on its tracks.
    Leila Latif, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Such saintly behavior aside, one part of Jack that was becoming less sanctified was his body.
    Dan Koeppel, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2019
Definition of sanctify
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