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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 passwords
After that breach, 23andMe did not take common protocols such as asking customers to reset their passwords or use multifactor authentication.
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Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Guessing passwords come with a certain level of shenanigan charm, but things take a decidedly darker and more perilous turn when Angie begins texting Merril’s ex Raquel (Alycia Adame).
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
After that breach, 23andMe did not take common protocols such as asking customers to reset their passwords or use multifactor authentication.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
At the same time, Touch ID or Face ID are required for access to apps such as banking and passwords.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Real health organizations should never pressure you to share passwords or one-time codes.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
The most common ways people handle this — texting passwords, emailing them, or writing them on sticky notes — are also the least secure.
—Ken Colburn, AZCentral.com, 17 May 2026
Facing backlash, Microsoft is reversing a controversial design choice in the Edge browser that stored passwords in plaintext in a computer’s RAM, paving the way for malware to fetch the data.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
The Industrialization of Financial Crime Scammers no longer sit in isolation, guessing passwords or stealing physical credit cards.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Guessing passwords come with a certain level of shenanigan charm, but things take a decidedly darker and more perilous turn when Angie begins texting Merril’s ex Raquel (Alycia Adame).
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
After that breach, 23andMe did not take common protocols such as asking customers to reset their passwords or use multifactor authentication.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
At the same time, Touch ID or Face ID are required for access to apps such as banking and passwords.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Real health organizations should never pressure you to share passwords or one-time codes.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
The most common ways people handle this — texting passwords, emailing them, or writing them on sticky notes — are also the least secure.
—Ken Colburn, AZCentral.com, 17 May 2026
Facing backlash, Microsoft is reversing a controversial design choice in the Edge browser that stored passwords in plaintext in a computer’s RAM, paving the way for malware to fetch the data.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
The Industrialization of Financial Crime Scammers no longer sit in isolation, guessing passwords or stealing physical credit cards.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passwords
words
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Latest in bitter back-and-forth The sour words about each candidate’s PAC connections are only the latest in a bitter back-and-forth between the two Democrat women.—
Mathew Miranda
June 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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The Aquarius Moon sharpens public visibility, so choose plain words that protect quality, scope, and timing.—
PubSubHub User,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2026
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“Passwords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passwords. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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