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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
Just 35% of iPhone users set unique, strong passwords, compared to 41% of Android owners.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
That would likely include bank details, health records and passwords for online accounts.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Coinbase, in a statement to CNBC, said its users can reset their passwords using self-service tools within the trading platform's app.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Kerberoasting lets attackers steal Active Directory passwords partly by exploiting weak, outdated encryption, which Wyden is now calling out.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Last fall, a political activist and prominent election denier found Griswold’s office mistakenly posted to its website a spreadsheet with partial passwords to voting systems.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
That would likely include bank details, health records and passwords for online accounts.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Coinbase, in a statement to CNBC, said its users can reset their passwords using self-service tools within the trading platform's app.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Kerberoasting lets attackers steal Active Directory passwords partly by exploiting weak, outdated encryption, which Wyden is now calling out.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Last fall, a political activist and prominent election denier found Griswold’s office mistakenly posted to its website a spreadsheet with partial passwords to voting systems.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passwords
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Their words will have bolstered his belief, giving him the confidence to show for and collect the ball again in the defensive third just after the break, using a combination of touches and pauses to evade Brentford pressure before making a more assured sideways pass this time.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images With that being said, Skip Bayless spoke out and directed some strong words at Brady amid his recent drama with the Raiders.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Passwords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passwords. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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