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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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Avoid reusing old passwords across different accounts.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Notably, ChatGPT Atlas asks users to opt in to share their password keychains, something that could be exploited by malicious attacks aimed at the browser’s agent.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ben Seghir, a 20-year-old who signed after helping Monaco qualify for the Champions League from France’s Ligue 1, is among the finest Moroccan talents of his generation.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Mascherano on Bright’s new contract Defensive midfielder Yannick Bright this week signed a new contract through 2028, with an option for 2029.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Now, the government shutdown has put him and thousands of other contract employees in the awkward position of having to sign on remotely for work, but without many of their coworkers and resources needed to do their jobs.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The council received at least a dozen letters and public comments to support naming the sign on Lafayette Boulevard and Cass Avenue — the intersection near the former Detroit Free Press building, 321 Lafayette — after Spina, who died in 1995.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After registering only one point in his first 10 games, Cuylle posted at least one in each of the four games on this trip.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Avalanche accidents are a persistent issue in the Italian Alps, with the country registering one of the higher 10-year average annual death tolls among major ski nations.—
NPR,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Countersign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersign. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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