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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
The Industrialization of Financial Crime Scammers no longer sit in isolation, guessing passwords or stealing physical credit cards.
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Ethan Stone, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Freezing your credit, using strong passwords, turning on multifactor authentication and watching your accounts all help.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
The basics include creating hard-to-guess passwords, using multifactor authentication when possible and monitoring online accounts for any suspicious activity.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
But please, don’t use AI to generate passwords.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
Although some personal information associated with user accounts may have been involved, the company said there was no evidence that passwords, social security numbers, financial information or other highly sensitive data had been compromised.
—Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Instructure said there was no evidence that hackers stole passwords, dates of birth or financial information.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
Leal also noted that while no essential student records are stored on the platform, logins and passwords could be impacted.
—Kristy Hutchings, Daily News, 7 May 2026
The detective wrote that the scheme required multiple conspirators with access to Social Security numbers, birthdays and passwords.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Ethan Stone, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Freezing your credit, using strong passwords, turning on multifactor authentication and watching your accounts all help.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
The basics include creating hard-to-guess passwords, using multifactor authentication when possible and monitoring online accounts for any suspicious activity.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
But please, don’t use AI to generate passwords.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
Although some personal information associated with user accounts may have been involved, the company said there was no evidence that passwords, social security numbers, financial information or other highly sensitive data had been compromised.
—Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Instructure said there was no evidence that hackers stole passwords, dates of birth or financial information.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
Leal also noted that while no essential student records are stored on the platform, logins and passwords could be impacted.
—Kristy Hutchings, Daily News, 7 May 2026
The detective wrote that the scheme required multiple conspirators with access to Social Security numbers, birthdays and passwords.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passwords
words
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In other words, if motor oil is a soup, the base stock is the broth.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
15 May 2026
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The right words could arrive with surprising simplicity today.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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“Passwords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passwords. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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