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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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Noun
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The first sentence has something like 31 words and takes a while to say, let alone read and digest.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025 -
And, Governor, again, powerful words.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Next, see if your passwords have been exposed in past breaches.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Password managers de-risk the need for handwritten passwords and significantly improve security by generating and storing strong passwords for every system or application.—
Max Silber,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Anthropic endorses new California AI bill.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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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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“Countersigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersigns. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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