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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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Jubair and other unnamed conspirators allegedly contacted company help desks and convinced representatives to reset other users’ passwords multiple times in addition to allegedly running password cracking software.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Jubair was also charged with offenses related to his refusal to turn over PIN codes and passwords for devices seized from him.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2025
Subscribe, unsubscribe and borrow your friend’s password The poll also found that sports fans are likelier to churn through streaming services than non-sports fans.
—Maya Sweedler, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Eliminating the need to remember another password could make password manager adoption more attractive to employees.
—PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Jubair was also charged with offenses related to his refusal to turn over PIN codes and passwords for devices seized from him.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2025
Subscribe, unsubscribe and borrow your friend’s password The poll also found that sports fans are likelier to churn through streaming services than non-sports fans.
—Maya Sweedler, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Eliminating the need to remember another password could make password manager adoption more attractive to employees.
—PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for password
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Before that, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Richard Gasquet and Gilles Simon — the other three of the four Mousquetaires of French men’s tennis — have sent Monfils off into his last season with some kind words.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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One-word answers litter the path toward your desperate, fumbling attempt to get away.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Password.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/password. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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