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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
When available, passkeys (face/fingerprint + device) beat passwords because there’s nothing useful for criminals to steal or phish.
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Michael Cannivet, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The system sent passwords in plain text, and exposed API keys in JavaScript, giving attackers even more leverage.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
In the truck, investigators found a briefcase reportedly containing a notebook with all of Reyes’ passwords and usernames.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Use strong, unique passwords for every account Reusing passwords increases your risk.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Hinton has also been a proponent of increasing AI regulation, arguing that beyond the broad fears of superintelligence posting a threat to humanity, the technology could post cybersecurity risks, including by investing ways to identify people’s passwords.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
Back-to-school brings with it a whole host of systems to access and passwords to remember, and keeping them all straight can be a homework assignment in itself.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 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
Michael Cannivet, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The system sent passwords in plain text, and exposed API keys in JavaScript, giving attackers even more leverage.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
In the truck, investigators found a briefcase reportedly containing a notebook with all of Reyes’ passwords and usernames.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Use strong, unique passwords for every account Reusing passwords increases your risk.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Hinton has also been a proponent of increasing AI regulation, arguing that beyond the broad fears of superintelligence posting a threat to humanity, the technology could post cybersecurity risks, including by investing ways to identify people’s passwords.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
Back-to-school brings with it a whole host of systems to access and passwords to remember, and keeping them all straight can be a homework assignment in itself.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 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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Margaret Brown, who directed this empathetic four-part documentary, clearly took her subject’s words to heart.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Aug. 2025
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Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images While the Fever continue to wait for Clark's return, one of her teammates has spoken out with honest words about the superstar guard.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Passwords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passwords. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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