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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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Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games.Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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From ‘no word for art’ to one of Indian Country’s biggest industries At the Heard Museum in Phoenix last March, artists unloaded beadwork and baskets, paintings, pottery and photography, jewelry, stone and wood sculptures, textiles and delicate works in glass.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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This adds an extra layer of security by requiring a second form of verification beyond your password.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Both have warned that passwords are less secure than an already available and easier to use alternative.Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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That came a month after Trump’s Truth Social account posted a screenshot falsely claiming Dimon endorsed him for president, prompting JPMorgan to flatly deny it.Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2024
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Grijalva was endorsed by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Friday.Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Nov. 2024
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During the 2022 midterm season, there were already signs of Latinos becoming frustrated with the Democratic Party over high inflation, especially in cities with businesses that were hit hard by the pandemic.Bryan Mena, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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Others echoed Trump’s dark visions of millions of criminal migrants rampaging across the land, though there was little sign of them in northeast Pennsylvania.Julia Preston, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Countersign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countersign. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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