Definition of autographnext
as in signature
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

as in to sign
to write one's name on (as a document) asked the baseball player to autograph the bill of his cap

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Noun
Cooper recalled signing autographs for fans while out to dinner with his family as a kid. Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026 Saturday and Sunday will include a full day of celebrity panels, photo opportunities, autograph sessions, interactive experiences, and food and drinks. Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
Taylor brought a special album in hopes Simmons would autograph it. John Tufts, IndyStar, 8 June 2026 Over the next few hours, dozens of fans stream in to get their comic books signed and to take photos with Buendia, some bringing instruments to be autographed by the singer, too. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for autograph
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Noun
  • The rooms Villa Dubrovnik is home to 55 rooms, including six signature suites and two residences.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • One season excelling in Leipzig, as well as a brilliant showing at this summer’s World Cup, was enough to convince the top teams to start battling for his signature.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The trio signed autographs and met with fans, far fewer in the case of Tebow, at the Alachua County Sports & Events Center to culminate the inaugural Florida Legends Card Show.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Knight paid Shakur’s bail and signed him to Death Row Records in Los Angeles, absorbing his artist’s growing animosity toward Combs, Wallace and their Bad Boy Records circle in New York.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Investigators, legal experts, journalists and others tied to the case contribute first-hand testimony throughout the documentary.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The race to get Groq chips into customers' hands underscores the growing premium on low-latency inference, the speed that keeps AI agents feeling responsive, especially for coding tools.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Autograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autograph. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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