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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
One immediate way to do this is to change the online passwords to bank accounts so only the non-gambling spouse knows them.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Williams demanded cash and the manager’s phone password so the couple could access her financial information, prosecutors said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Most importantly, storing your passkeys in a password manager gives you flexibility.
—Jacob Roach, Wired News, 30 Sep. 2025
While experts, including those at MLB, urge buyers to use different, secure passwords for each of their accounts across different sites, surveys continue to find that a majority of Americans don’t practice pristine password hygiene.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Williams demanded cash and the manager’s phone password so the couple could access her financial information, prosecutors said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Most importantly, storing your passkeys in a password manager gives you flexibility.
—Jacob Roach, Wired News, 30 Sep. 2025
While experts, including those at MLB, urge buyers to use different, secure passwords for each of their accounts across different sites, surveys continue to find that a majority of Americans don’t practice pristine password hygiene.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for password
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Rather than being words on a wall, for example, these leadership behaviors come up in performance reviews.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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On the line level, there are countless word choice combinations to convey the same meaning (check out Reading Rilke by William Gass).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Password.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/password. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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