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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
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Blue dot signs have inspired Republican countersigns.
—Christina Elizabeth Dando, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countersign
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This is a good word for Bri, who is slowly losing it in her timeline.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Deploy compensating controls like stricter monitoring and segmentation, where changing default passwords by unauthorized personnel is not allowed.Steve Durbin, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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The password has taken the number one slot five out of six years NordPass has conducted its most common password study.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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Wikler, another Midwesterner, also has significant name ID, and is a popular pick across the spectrum of the party, endorsed by centrist group Third Way and farther-left like MoveOn and Bold Progressive in the same day.Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Good led the conservative House Freedom Caucus but narrowly lost his primary during the summer to Virginia State Senator John McGuire, who was endorsed by President-elect .Sonam Sheth, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The barrier repair skin-care genre is showing no signs of slowing down.Victoria Moorhouse, Allure, 12 Dec. 2024
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But one key category that has been pushing prices up showed welcome signs of cooling in November: Rental prices ticked up just 0.2%, the smallest increase since July 2021.COMPILED BYDEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Countersign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersign. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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