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The code word “conflict” has been used for what some people are calling a war.
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But electability is neither a code word for, nor tantamount to, white-male-ness.
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Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
This pressure included code words for acts Lovell wanted Jane Doe to perform.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
With its tales of daring escapes and midnight rendezvous, life-or-death hiding places, secret signs and code words, the Underground Railroad has long captured Americans' imagination.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Was there literally a code word?
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
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Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
This pressure included code words for acts Lovell wanted Jane Doe to perform.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
With its tales of daring escapes and midnight rendezvous, life-or-death hiding places, secret signs and code words, the Underground Railroad has long captured Americans' imagination.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Was there literally a code word?
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for code word
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“Code word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/code%20word. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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