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As we check out watchword, let's recall a few terms that are similar in meaning:
"Watchword" dates back to the 1500s. It was a military term for a password: a word or phrase that a soldier would give to the guards standing watch, which would allow the soldier past the guards.
Part of speech:
"Watchword" is a formal, businesslike, semi-common word that's fun to say, thanks to the alliteration.
"The watchwords of the neurodiversity movement are 'nothing about us without us.' That means autistic people and their families help to define therapy goals."
Explain the meaning of "watchword" without saying "keyword" or "word for a core value."
Paul Divinigracia was a devoted caretaker of his spouse, who had Alzheimer's. In an interview in the New York Times, he said that "patience" was "the watchword of his existence."
Try to spend 20 seconds or more on the game below. Don’t skip straight to the review—first, let your working memory empty out.
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The opposite of a WATCHWORD could be
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