as in signature
a person's name written in their own handwriting often given to indicate awareness or consent
let me just scribble my John Hancock on the bottom of the form
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Recent Examples of John Hancock
So many more people saw Pine’s pro-American paintings, which were turned into prints that circulated widely in London, than chatted with John Hancock, for example.
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Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025
Its route goes along the Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street, where wreaths are laid at the graves of patriots including John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Robert Treat Paine and Paul Revere.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Customers’ engagement with John Hancock used to mean little more than opening an annual invoice, but the average Vitality member uses its app more than 20 times a month.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 June 2025
In Boston, only three buildings exceed 700 feet: 200 Clarendon Street, which is better known as the John Hancock Tower, at 790 feet; the Prudential Tower, at 750 feet; and One Dalton, at 742 feet.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
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Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025
Its route goes along the Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street, where wreaths are laid at the graves of patriots including John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Robert Treat Paine and Paul Revere.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Customers’ engagement with John Hancock used to mean little more than opening an annual invoice, but the average Vitality member uses its app more than 20 times a month.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 June 2025
In Boston, only three buildings exceed 700 feet: 200 Clarendon Street, which is better known as the John Hancock Tower, at 790 feet; the Prudential Tower, at 750 feet; and One Dalton, at 742 feet.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for John Hancock
Noun
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The launch of a new publication in Los Angeles comes as its signature daily, the Los Angeles Times, has struggled, with downsizing of staff and revenue losses.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
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In the days leading up to his signature, Pritzker openly acknowledged fears that the city of Chicago wouldn’t be able to afford the changes.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In real life, people may shuffle only a few times between hands and not mix the cards well.—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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The pure unpredictability of fate handing this awful hand.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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“John Hancock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/John%20Hancock. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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