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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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Jens generally chooses his words carefully, and is, what’s more, particularly reticent just after finishing a long and difficult winter delivery trip; what’s a person supposed to do with words in a blizzard anyway, up on a stormy heath and all directions lost?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
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The evening featured a special performance by Ludacris, along with Ciara, Jessica Alba, Julie Bowen, Kerry Washington, Malin Akerman and Olivia Munn serving as presenters and words from Baby2Baby Co-CEOs Norah Weinstein and Kelly Sawyer Patricof.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Even at its most sorrowful, anti-authoritarian, and smart-alecky, Gunn’s work endorses a fundamentally promising vision of life.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Boston Herald endorses Will Onuoha, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune and Frank Baker for Boston City Council.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Software designed to fix security holes was not installed, and the company failed to enforce a policy that ensured employees used secure passwords.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Skip sticky notes or digital files with unencrypted passwords.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Whichever team signs him will get a lot of peak years.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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OpenAI signs a $38 billion deal with Amazon.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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McCollum believes this fervently, getting quite testy with Polsky when the filmmaker registers his doubts.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Zooming out to the monthly chart (log scale), the recent 10% pullback barely registers in the bigger picture.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Countersigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersigns. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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