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noun

plural of autograph
as in signatures
a person's name written in their own handwriting often given to indicate awareness or consent she added her autograph to the joint tax return

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verb

present tense third-person singular of autograph
as in signs
to write one's name on (as a document) asked the baseball player to autograph the bill of his cap

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Recent Examples of autographs
Noun
The star signed autographs and greeted fans before enjoying her night. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026 By then, Conan Doyle was receiving dozens of inquiries addressed to Sherlock Holmes each month—requests for autographs, advice, even locks of hair. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 Fans can purchase autographs, photos and personalized signatures during the event. — Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026 Ukrainian children now living in England were invited to attend the latter session and got autographs and photos from the players. — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Christian Yelich and Max Fried signing autographs on Saturday for Altadena Little Leaguers. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Publishers sold albums of facsimile autographs, and the interest developed into the field of graphology, the practice of analyzing a person’s handwriting to purportedly discern personality traits. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Elvis was known to watch for fans on the security cameras and go down to the gates to sign autographs. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 UCHealth On Friday, Gordon visited patients and staff in the oncology and transplant units, signed autographs, heard their stories and offered encouragement. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autographs
  1. signatures
  2. signs
  3. hands
Noun
  • The change prompted pushback from some hosts, with one petition attracting more than 7,000 signatures by Thursday evening.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Illinois State Board of Elections removed both from the ballot, finding Sigcho-Lopez 1,222 valid signatures short and Macías 1,058 short.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of signatures
Verb
  • The elderly driver, consumed by guilt, signs his house over to Yu Jie and covers his medical and living costs each month.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Each move is credited to the generation of whoever signs the contract, and customers must be 18 to rent a truck, so the youngest members of Gen Z aren’t captured.
    — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of signs
Noun
  • The video shows four deputies running after Garza along Interstate 10 in Palm Springs, with Garza facing the deputies several times while holding an object in his hands.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Alaska’s bid for statehood, in the late nineteen-fifties, was in part a matter of keeping the hands of Seattle businessmen off local salmon stocks.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
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“Autographs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autographs. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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