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 crimes were committed while the 28-year-old was out on bail for a previous felony forgery charge.
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Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
No evidence of terroristic intent, judge says Mangione was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury last December on 11 counts, including first-degree murder and second-degree murder as a crime of terrorism, along with other weapon and forgery charges.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Furthermore, Mangione faces charges in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested, in relation to forgery, giving a fake ID to an officer, and possession of an instrument of crime.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
The charges include several counts of forgery of name, using another person's identity, perjury and grand theft of personal property.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
No evidence of terroristic intent, judge says Mangione was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury last December on 11 counts, including first-degree murder and second-degree murder as a crime of terrorism, along with other weapon and forgery charges.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Furthermore, Mangione faces charges in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested, in relation to forgery, giving a fake ID to an officer, and possession of an instrument of crime.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
The charges include several counts of forgery of name, using another person's identity, perjury and grand theft of personal property.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgery
Noun
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Shaw also considers the mysterious Voynich manuscript, from the fifteenth century, which has never been decoded and which some contend is a hoax with no decryptable meaning.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Another call that turned out to be a hoax.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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The crime drama follows a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer who enters a dangerous black-market underworld in order to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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While fake goods have exchanged hands in informal markets since ancient times, the growth of online marketplaces has contributed to the rise in counterfeits because of how easy online shopping and selling have become.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Paige Tortorelli,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Forgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgery. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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