as in hoax
an imitation that is passed off as genuine
that is a cheap forgery, not an authentic Ming Dynasty vase
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Recent Examples of forgery
The campaign says entire batches of signatures collected by Bronske were rejected after three towns contacted the Secretary of State’s Office with concerns of forgery.
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Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
Southlake police stopped an in-progress forgery at a bank after staff notified them about suspicious activity, officials said in a Facebook post.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2026
David was also convicted of offenses including forgery and theft.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Emmanuel Dosunmu, 33, Chicago, appeared in Will County court May 18, charged with forgery/issue/deliver document, according to court records online.
—Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
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Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
Southlake police stopped an in-progress forgery at a bank after staff notified them about suspicious activity, officials said in a Facebook post.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2026
David was also convicted of offenses including forgery and theft.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Emmanuel Dosunmu, 33, Chicago, appeared in Will County court May 18, charged with forgery/issue/deliver document, according to court records online.
—Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgery
Noun
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The Pepsi-tampering mystery was unraveling today as several claims of objects found in soda cans were pronounced hoaxes.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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False claims about the virus, including that the epidemic was a hoax, have proliferated across the Central African nation, accelerating the spread of the disease in overcrowded displacement camps where hundreds of people often share a toilet, Reuters reported.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Noun
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To me, the result didn’t taste like a cheap counterfeit but a breakthrough.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
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Unprosecuted crimes against the public — such as the widespread sale of 78-cent postage stamps for 19 cents to 59 cents, rolls of 100, counterfeits all, for years online.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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“Forgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgery. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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