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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 password
The letter offered the password to the phone in exchange for payment in Bitcoin.
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Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
And each of the four other groups can have its own distinct password.
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Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
Front-end guardrails are standard operating procedures governing what goes into an LLM (and what shouldn't, such as no personal and confidential information and no production passwords).
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Aaron Rallo,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
That notice went out through a password-secure disease news-sharing network run through the International Health Regulations, a treaty to which most countries — including the United States — are signatories.
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Helen Branswell,
STAT,
30 June 2026
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Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
And each of the four other groups can have its own distinct password.
—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
Front-end guardrails are standard operating procedures governing what goes into an LLM (and what shouldn't, such as no personal and confidential information and no production passwords).
—
Aaron Rallo,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
That notice went out through a password-secure disease news-sharing network run through the International Health Regulations, a treaty to which most countries — including the United States — are signatories.
—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for password
Recent Examples of Synonyms for password
word
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When word spread that Swift attended Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley's 2023 wedding on the New Jersey shore, hundreds of fans and photographers descended on the quiet beach community.
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Review a bill, then send a polite message that clarifies terms, because simple words protect value and invite respectful responses.
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“Password.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/password. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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