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"countersigned", "endorsed", "indorsed", "registered", "signed on", "inscribed", "authored", "penciled (in)", "pencilled (in)", "penned", "scratched (out)", "scrawled", "scribbled", "notarized" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inking":{ "to write one's name on (as a document)":{ "examples":[ "the basketball star just inked a two-year contract with the most celebrated franchise in the NBA" ], "synonyms":[ "autographing", "signing", "subscribing" ], "near synonyms":[ "signing up", "cosigning", "countersigning", "endorsing", "indorsing", "registering", "signing on", "inscribing", "authoring", "penciling (in)", "pencilling (in)", "penning", "scratching (out)", "scrawling", "scribbling", "notarizing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }