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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Last week, Norah O’Donnell signed off as anchor of CBS Evening News after five years, but the network, like other more cost-conscious news divisions, has set out to do something different.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
There's no telling yet if Trump's plan can set up a better version of Project Texas or convince China to sign off on a TikTok sale.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
If Judge Claudia Wilken signs off on the settlement, NCAA schools will be permitted to share up to $20.5 million with their athletes during the 2025-26 school year.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Last December, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed off on a California clean air rule that would ban the sale of new gasoline vehicles in the state by 2035.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
There's no telling yet if Trump's plan can set up a better version of Project Texas or convince China to sign off on a TikTok sale.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
If Judge Claudia Wilken signs off on the settlement, NCAA schools will be permitted to share up to $20.5 million with their athletes during the 2025-26 school year.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Last December, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed off on a California clean air rule that would ban the sale of new gasoline vehicles in the state by 2035.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Sign off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20off. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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