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signing on

NOUN
employment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business contracting enrollment hiring job recruitment service trade
STRONG
assignment avocation awarding calling commissioning craft employ enlistment exercise exercising exertion field function game hire line mission number occupation office position post profession pursuit racket servicing setup situation thing using vocation work
WEAK
carrying engagement in activity application engaging métier occupying retaining taking on what one is into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fun unemployment
STRONG
avocation entertainment hobby pastime recreation surrender
WEAK
idleness inactivity misuse

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The signing on Tuesday didn’t happen in a public ceremony, and the final version of the executive order drew criticism.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

Dominic Calvert-Lewin proved a very shrewd signing on a free transfer from Everton, while, as expected, the Elland Road bearpit played its part.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

Still, I support Harrelson and Stewart signing on to a project this cuckoo.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

At the signing on Saturday, Trump was surrounded by the typical coterie of administration officials, such as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime proponent of psychedelics.

From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026

Rachel wouldn’t go to the signing on her own, but she might go with Alyx.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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