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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At a bond hearing in Chicago immigration court on Tuesday, Judge Carla Espinoza set Morales Reyes' bond at $7,500 after the court and Department of Homeland Security had time to review the evidence about the forged threatening letters.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 10 June 2025
Her plea agreement includes admissions to submitting fraudulent escrow disbursement requests to the escrow company, one of which included a forged client signature, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
The forged document served as the legal basis for lifting protection from the complex.
—Pavle Kosic, New York Times, 15 May 2025
According to a statement from Avon Archeology, the forged iron wheel could only have been built by a highly skilled blacksmith.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 10 June 2025
Her plea agreement includes admissions to submitting fraudulent escrow disbursement requests to the escrow company, one of which included a forged client signature, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
The forged document served as the legal basis for lifting protection from the complex.
—Pavle Kosic, New York Times, 15 May 2025
According to a statement from Avon Archeology, the forged iron wheel could only have been built by a highly skilled blacksmith.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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