Examples of code word in a Sentence
The code word “conflict” has been used for what some people are calling a war.
Recent Examples on the Web
The number started out as a code word used by several stony Marin County high-school students trying to skirt police, parents and teachers.
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Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
Apple—that was the code word the Commander himself had chosen.
—Hazlitt, 24 Jan. 2024
The watermelon emoji also serves a particular purpose for social media users as supporters of the Palestinian cause turn to code words, symbols and special spellings, arguing that these are necessary to avoid their posts being suppressed by tech companies.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
Wayne Chan, a research computer analyst at the University of Manitoba in Canada, determined the code words would have been used to transmit local weather via telegraph.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
To evade censorship on the internet, Chinese resort to code words — so much so that academics and writers lament the deterioration of the Chinese language.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
Pro-Palestinian creators use secret spellings, code words to evade social media algorithms
In Europe, the Palestinian flag also has been ensnared in fierce debate.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
Until Meta's content moderation issues are fixed, users have found ways to use code words to escape content removals, The Washington Post reported.
—Ryan Waniata, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2023
Competitive is -- is a code word for race to the bottom.
—CBS News, 17 Sep. 2023
Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
Apple—that was the code word the Commander himself had chosen.
—Hazlitt, 24 Jan. 2024
The watermelon emoji also serves a particular purpose for social media users as supporters of the Palestinian cause turn to code words, symbols and special spellings, arguing that these are necessary to avoid their posts being suppressed by tech companies.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
Wayne Chan, a research computer analyst at the University of Manitoba in Canada, determined the code words would have been used to transmit local weather via telegraph.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
To evade censorship on the internet, Chinese resort to code words — so much so that academics and writers lament the deterioration of the Chinese language.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
Pro-Palestinian creators use secret spellings, code words to evade social media algorithms
In Europe, the Palestinian flag also has been ensnared in fierce debate.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
Until Meta's content moderation issues are fixed, users have found ways to use code words to escape content removals, The Washington Post reported.
—Ryan Waniata, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2023
Competitive is -- is a code word for race to the bottom.
—CBS News, 17 Sep. 2023
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“Code word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/code%20word. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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