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password

noun

ˈpas-ˌwərd

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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 first 100 who find Nikki and speak the correct password will be given a business card for the One Wish Willow agency from the film. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Strengthen your Wi-Fi access Use a strong, unique Wi-Fi password. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Instead of a username and password, the Vault uses a unique 12-word recovery phrase. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026 Linux password file retrieved The researchers demonstrated the threat on an AMD computer running a current Linux kernel. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for password

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word

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The applause barely stopped, and the crowd sang along to every word as well as danced in their seats throughout the entire two-and-a-half-hour show.

— Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
Her words are not of gratitude but resentment, bile and narcissism.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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