passwords

plural of password
as in words
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 Customers are urged to reset their passwords with a strong, unique one. Kimberly Tutuska, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026 That means less time switching between websites and digging up old passwords, and more time focusing on your financial goals. Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Chick-fil-A advises customers to resolve unauthorized activity and change their passwords before adding a payment method again. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 United say a small number of season-ticket holders are passing on their usernames and passwords to friends, who then make applications from their account. Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Customers are advised to use strong, unique passwords and consider a password manager for enhanced security. Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Netflix responded by making several big changes in a short period of time, including accepting advertising and cracking down on passwords. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 16 July 2026 The training covers building database solutions in Access, performing two-dimensional lookups in Excel, protecting files with passwords, recovering unsaved documents, and using conditional formatting to make important data easier to spot. Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026 Other safeguards include disabling Cisco Smart Install on all devices, using strong passwords, updating firmware regularly, and avoiding the use of other networking protocols. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passwords
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  • Trademark law protects distinctive brand identifiers—like words and symbols—that tell the public exactly who is behind a product.
    Ashlee Difuntorum, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a freedom to working in English since words have less emotional significance, the Oscar-winner believes.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

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“Passwords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passwords. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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