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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
Use strong passwords and two-factor authentication for tax software, and be cautious when choosing your tax preparer—always verify credentials.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Police also advised customers to regularly change pins and banking passwords.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Attackers mimic sign-in screens for email, VPNs and cloud services to steal usernames and passwords.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
WhatsApp had no avatars or pins or passwords.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
But predictable passwords like these are concerningly common.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 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
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Police also advised customers to regularly change pins and banking passwords.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Attackers mimic sign-in screens for email, VPNs and cloud services to steal usernames and passwords.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
WhatsApp had no avatars or pins or passwords.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
But predictable passwords like these are concerningly common.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 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
words
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Numbers are used to represent words, and the association among words is also represented via numbers.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The script is filled with tired tropes and doesn’t set up JayDee in a way that showcases his natural presence or way with words.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Passwords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passwords. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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