as in to sign up (for)
to become a member of
I signed on for the crew team simply as a lark
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McKenzie was the Oakland Raiders’ GM from 2012 to 2018 before joining the Dolphins at the start of the rebuild with Grier at GM and when Brian Flores was hired as coach.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2025 -
The World’s First Podcast, from the sisters behind the Netflix series Nobody Wants This, has joined the slate at media company Dear Media.—
Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Midway through the third, the Leafs entered the zone on a rush.—
Joe Smith,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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James entered the game in the back half of the first quarter and played 15 minutes in the blowout loss.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Trump had pulled out of the pact during his first term, but Biden rejoined it in a day-one order of his own.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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In Denver, Kubiak rejoined the team in 2022 after serving as an offensive assistant from 2016 to 2018.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Sign on (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20on%20%28for%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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