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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
Now, merely knowing your password won’t let a hacker access your private data.
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PC Magazine, 17 June 2025
Stock image of a password being entered on a laptop keyboard.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Follow the steps in the app to set up your Wi-Fi network and password.
—Kara McGinley, USA Today, 11 June 2025
This attack enables hackers to hijack mobile numbers, intercept one-time passwords, and take over bank accounts without the user’s consent, leaving no trace.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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PC Magazine, 17 June 2025
Stock image of a password being entered on a laptop keyboard.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Follow the steps in the app to set up your Wi-Fi network and password.
—Kara McGinley, USA Today, 11 June 2025
This attack enables hackers to hijack mobile numbers, intercept one-time passwords, and take over bank accounts without the user’s consent, leaving no trace.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 7 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 2 Jul. 2025.
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