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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
Nelson and others were able to get into the Ring accounts by illicitly obtaining usernames and passwords for Yahoo email accounts and identifying individuals who used the same credentials for their Ring home security systems.
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Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
There’s nothing to stop an attacker using your password and 2FA code on their own device.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Have a lot of TVs and not a lot of time to program in all of your streaming service passwords?
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Keep any backup cards in your hotel safe and store a secure digital record of your card details in a password manager.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
There’s nothing to stop an attacker using your password and 2FA code on their own device.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Have a lot of TVs and not a lot of time to program in all of your streaming service passwords?
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Keep any backup cards in your hotel safe and store a secure digital record of your card details in a password manager.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for password
Recent Examples of Synonyms for password
word
Noun
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Bertie suddenly shouted, quite pleased with himself for managing to get a word out correctly.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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And on the brink of elimination, the Avs amped up the pressure to force the best two words in sports: Game 7.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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“Password.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/password. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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