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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
See how much faster such a machine could decrypt a password compared to a present-day supercomputer.
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Wired News, 4 June 2025
Consider password managers for convenience and security.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
Prosecutors said they were involved in holding a 28-year-old wealthy Italian cryptocurrency trader hostage for several weeks as part of a violent scheme to obtain his Bitcoin password, the Manhattan District Attorney said.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
The Associated Press reported that the victim was held captive for not giving up his Bitcoin password.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 25 May 2025
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Wired News, 4 June 2025
Consider password managers for convenience and security.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
Prosecutors said they were involved in holding a 28-year-old wealthy Italian cryptocurrency trader hostage for several weeks as part of a violent scheme to obtain his Bitcoin password, the Manhattan District Attorney said.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
The Associated Press reported that the victim was held captive for not giving up his Bitcoin password.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for password
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Letters are limited to less than 250 words and must be signed (no pseudonyms nor initials).You must include your email address, address with city and daytime phone number for verification.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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Proof that actions speak louder than words: last week, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez took Inter Miami’s squad to task over a streak of bad results.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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“Password.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/password. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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