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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
Software designed to fix security holes was not installed, and the company failed to enforce a policy that ensured employees used secure passwords.
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Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Skip sticky notes or digital files with unencrypted passwords.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Using common words and phrases in passwords is also not advisable, as criminals use lists of common words to gain access to accounts using brute force attacks.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
Change your passwords Immediately change passwords for any affected accounts.
—Jan Diaz, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Automating tasks like troubleshooting, updating configurations and managing passwords enhances security and efficiency.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 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
Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Skip sticky notes or digital files with unencrypted passwords.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Using common words and phrases in passwords is also not advisable, as criminals use lists of common words to gain access to accounts using brute force attacks.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
Change your passwords Immediately change passwords for any affected accounts.
—Jan Diaz, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Automating tasks like troubleshooting, updating configurations and managing passwords enhances security and efficiency.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 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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Jens generally chooses his words carefully, and is, what’s more, particularly reticent just after finishing a long and difficult winter delivery trip; what’s a person supposed to do with words in a blizzard anyway, up on a stormy heath and all directions lost?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The evening featured a special performance by Ludacris, along with Ciara, Jessica Alba, Julie Bowen, Kerry Washington, Malin Akerman and Olivia Munn serving as presenters and words from Baby2Baby Co-CEOs Norah Weinstein and Kelly Sawyer Patricof.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Passwords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passwords. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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