1
: formed by pressing or hammering with or without heat
especially
: made into a desired shape by heating and hammering
forged blades
a cold forged sword
2
: made falsely especially with intent to deceive
forged signatures
a forged document
Examples of forged in a Sentence
a forged ancient document that didn't fool experts in cartography
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Mangione, who is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024, faces New York state charges, including one count of second-degree murder, seven counts of various weapons charges, and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
State-level terror charges were thrown out earlier this year, but Mangione still faces second-degree murder, seven counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and possession of a forged ID in New York.
—Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
All of them are drop forged and the high-end variants go through 22 different hand-polishing steps, while the handle scales are hand cut and individually fitted.
—New Atlas, 9 Nov. 2025
For both of us, photography was at the heart of representation and held the key to the history of forged mythologies.
—Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
State-level terror charges were thrown out earlier this year, but Mangione still faces second-degree murder, seven counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and possession of a forged ID in New York.
—Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
All of them are drop forged and the high-end variants go through 22 different hand-polishing steps, while the handle scales are hand cut and individually fitted.
—New Atlas, 9 Nov. 2025
For both of us, photography was at the heart of representation and held the key to the history of forged mythologies.
—Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forged
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“Forged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forged. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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