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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Kotb signed off from Today for the final time on Jan. 10 and shared a glimpse of her new morning routine just a few days later.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
The city’s Medical Examiner signed off on the cause of death on Tuesday, officially making his death a homicide, police said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
Hoda Kotb, who calls New Orleans her second home, signs off the airwaves Friday as the co-anchor of TODAY.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
Resistance to such people can usually be overcome only if Mr. Trump himself signs off on their hiring.
—Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
The city’s Medical Examiner signed off on the cause of death on Tuesday, officially making his death a homicide, police said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
Hoda Kotb, who calls New Orleans her second home, signs off the airwaves Friday as the co-anchor of TODAY.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
Resistance to such people can usually be overcome only if Mr. Trump himself signs off on their hiring.
—Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Sign off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20off. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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