code word
Example Sentences
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Likewise, if you are legitimately in trouble and need to call a loved one for help, say the code word so your relative knows it’s really you.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025
If you worry you’ll forget the code word, you could store it in a password manager.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025
North wants to remind parents and teachers that every generation has their secret code word.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
A “clean CR”—a little code word they use for these kinds of bills—is one sentence.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2025
He told Judy that a bunch of fifth graders were making trouble and were not obeying teachers anymore, that there was something about a secret code word they were all using.
From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
