accessed

verb

past tense of access
as in entered
to go or come in or into could not access the bank vault because the lock was controlled by a timer

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Recent Examples of accessed Tech giant Meta revealed Wednesday that one of its artificial intelligence models hacked another organization during testing, the third time in recent weeks that an AI model has improperly accessed a third-party company. — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 The functions are accessed directly through the ChatGPT interface, but users have to start a new chat, type @Adobe and select Adobe from the menu. — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Researchers have found that data from Connecticut has been accessed by authorities in states as far away as Georgia, Florida and Texas, and that immigration enforcement was among the reasons given for the queries. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026 Under the guise of a criminal investigation, the FWC accessed our Social Security numbers, our vehicle information, home addresses, phone numbers, medical records and emergency contacts’ information. — Isabella Herrera, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 The hackers accessed small computers called programmable logic controllers at the water systems that operate all sorts of industrial equipment. — William Akoto, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 In the three incidents that the AI lab detected, its models accessed the Internet while interacting with a testing environment from one of its third-party evaluation partners called Irregular. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 The group later went to a hotel, where Gutierrez Molina and his coworker were allegedly drugged before their belongings were stolen and their financial accounts were accessed, the outlet reported. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Birthdates, phone numbers and home addresses may also have been accessed. — Kimberly Tutuska, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accessed
  1. entered
  2. penetrated
  3. pierced
Verb
  • Surveillance video of the incident shows the white vehicle involved in the collision sideswiping a car in the opposite lane, then careening toward the crosswalk that moments earlier a pedestrian had entered with a dog.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • One of Tehran’s strongest allies, the Houthis entered the Middle East conflict in March by firing missiles towards Israel.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of entered
Verb
  • The main reason that high-quality asset protection structures are penetrated is because they were misused or disregarded.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Allow the grass to absorb the water, then water again until moisture has penetrated 4 to 6 inches below the soil surface.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of penetrated
Verb
  • More than 180 bullets pierced, cracked or shattered windows in six buildings on campus.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Eight thick stone legs support a circular tower pierced by arched openings.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of pierced

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