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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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The compromise packages executed a 28 KB payload that steals credentials from AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, password managers, and over 90 developer tool configurations.
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
Clicking a fraudulent link can expose your passwords or financial data.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 June 2026
As a result, when an individual provided an email address not previously associated with the account, the system incorrectly sent a password reset link to that unassociated email rather than rejecting the request.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 June 2026
Close to 1,000 Americans were ultimately placed on State Department charter flights out of the UAE (onboard wifi password on one: Freedom1776), and thousands more left on commercial airlines.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 26 May 2026
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
Clicking a fraudulent link can expose your passwords or financial data.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 June 2026
As a result, when an individual provided an email address not previously associated with the account, the system incorrectly sent a password reset link to that unassociated email rather than rejecting the request.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 June 2026
Close to 1,000 Americans were ultimately placed on State Department charter flights out of the UAE (onboard wifi password on one: Freedom1776), and thousands more left on commercial airlines.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for password
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The game’s objective is to group words or objects into four groups of four based on commonalities within each group as quickly as possible.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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Already, attention must be paid, and italics must be used, because eyepatch Armand is, to use his favorite word, fascinating.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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“Password.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/password. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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