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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
Next, see if your passwords have been exposed in past breaches.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Password managers de-risk the need for handwritten passwords and significantly improve security by generating and storing strong passwords for every system or application.
—Max Silber, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Kerberoasting lets attackers steal Active Directory passwords partly by exploiting weak, outdated encryption, which Wyden is now calling out.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Don't use your child's name or personally identifiable information in your passwords or the same password for multiple accounts.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 7 Sep. 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
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Password managers de-risk the need for handwritten passwords and significantly improve security by generating and storing strong passwords for every system or application.
—Max Silber, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Kerberoasting lets attackers steal Active Directory passwords partly by exploiting weak, outdated encryption, which Wyden is now calling out.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Don't use your child's name or personally identifiable information in your passwords or the same password for multiple accounts.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 7 Sep. 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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The first sentence has something like 31 words and takes a while to say, let alone read and digest.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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And, Governor, again, powerful words.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Passwords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passwords. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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