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a word or phrase that must be spoken by a person in order to pass a guard
the guard demanded the countersign
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Recent Examples of countersign
Christina Elizabeth Dando, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
Blue dot signs have inspired Republican countersigns.
—Christina Elizabeth Dando, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countersign
Noun
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But Obergefell, like many other who are concerned about the Supreme Court's conservative majority, takes little comfort in their words.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Swayer is a spoken word poet and this is clear in her verse that is melodic on the page.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Former President Barack Obama stopped short of endorsing but called Mamdani over the weekend, offering to be a sounding board.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, former President Obama endorsed Sherrill in an online video message and later joined her on the campaign trail.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Colonial Pipeline said its network had been accessed via a compromised password that was linked to a disused virtual private networking account used for remote access.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Consider using a password manager, which securely stores and generates complex passwords, reducing the risk of password reuse.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Head coach Andy Butler saw enough during pre-season and the opening month of the campaign proper to sign Gjoshe on non-contract terms on September 6, providing cover following injuries and suspensions for Jean Belehouan, Oliver Rose and Joe Starbuck.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Claressa Shields Secures Record-Breaking $8M Fight Deal Undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, five-division world champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields has signed a historic minimum $8 million multi-fight partnership with Wynn Records and Salita Promotions.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Lawrence was the first person to sign on for the film.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
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This follows reports of Netflix approaching iHeartMedia with a similar deal and a THR report of the streamer sending dozens of requests to agents at WME, UTA and CAA in an attempt to sign on more video podcasters.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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It too was registered close to Petrolia, two days ago.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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When requests for major needs like food increase three- to fourfold overnight, every local 211 is likely to register this abrupt change.—
Matthew W. Kreuter,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Countersign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersign. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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