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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Pisces February 19 – March 20 Friendships brighten as words land softly.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Apr. 2026 -
If Dru’s words were correct and ticket buyers were starved for extraterrestrial glamour, then Monroe fit the bill and then some.—
Joshua John Miller,
Vanity Fair,
9 Apr. 2026
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Founded in 1935, the Lake Forest Caucus vets residents interested in serving on city boards and commissions and endorses candidates for local offices, including mayor, City Council, and the city’s two local public school boards.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The cops are rendered so clueless and so steadfast in their stupidity, the series accidentally endorses ACAB.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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According to one of the department sources, there was a vague reference to LAPD employees needing to change their passwords more frequently at a regular meeting Monday of command staff — but no mention of the breach itself or what files had become public.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Russian military is once again hacking home and small office routers in widespread operations that send unwitting users to sites that harvest passwords and credential tokens for use in espionage campaigns, researchers said Tuesday.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2026
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The president signs an executive order to restrict mail-in voting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Powell, who will be an unrestricted free agent this upcoming offseason unless the Heat signs him to an extension ahead of free agency, learned this aspect of his offensive skill set from former teammates like DeMar DeRozan, Kyle Lowry and James Harden.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Tails of Joy is affiliated with Intermountain Therapy Animals, an organization that registers therapy animals.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Entry/Exit System (EES) is a new border crossing procedure that collects and registers the biometric data of non-EU nationals visiting European Union member states.—
Emma Clarke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Countersigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersigns. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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