as in words
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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Noun
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Netflix’s Martha chronicles the rise, fall, and comeback of lifestyle icon Martha Stewart, all in her own words.—
Lizzie Hyman,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Bella and Luna are both Spanish words.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The correct response would be to be dubious and – just for safe measure – change you passwords and all of require employees to do the same.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Don't use your child's name or personally identifiable information in your passwords or the same password for multiple accounts.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Caucus faces another hurdle as Etherton acknowledged the organization needs to raise another $15,000 to implement alternative voting quickly after the October annual meeting if the membership endorses the proposal.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement But, like in Hungary, the plan wouldn’t be able to come to fruition without a complicit Congress, and a Supreme Court that endorses excesses without explanation.—
Stacey Abrams,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Countersigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersigns. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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