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a word or phrase that must be spoken by a person in order to pass a guard
the password for the all-night rave will be changed next week
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Recent Examples of password
The service's website builder requires a separate login and password, but building a website is an otherwise straightforward affair.
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PC Magazine, 24 June 2025
The most common password length is eight to 10 characters, and a significant portion contains only lowercase letters and digits, making passwords vulnerable to brute-force attacks.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
The question of how often users should change their passwords is somewhat divisive among cybersecurity experts.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 20 June 2025
The unauthorized access could include name, Social Security number, date of birth, driver’s license or state ID number, credit or debit card and financial information, passwords and emails, as well as medical or health information, and other forms of identification.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2025
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PC Magazine, 24 June 2025
The most common password length is eight to 10 characters, and a significant portion contains only lowercase letters and digits, making passwords vulnerable to brute-force attacks.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
The question of how often users should change their passwords is somewhat divisive among cybersecurity experts.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 20 June 2025
The unauthorized access could include name, Social Security number, date of birth, driver’s license or state ID number, credit or debit card and financial information, passwords and emails, as well as medical or health information, and other forms of identification.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for password
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That word first exploded onto the scene in World War II Britain as Royal Air Force slang for a bomb of enough penetrating power to shatterwhole blocks of homes and pavements.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Those were words disgraced Pittsburgh financial advisor Marty Blazer lived by.—
Guy Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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“Password.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/password. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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