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
One accomplice in the scheme was a 74-year-old man from Rhineland-Palatinate who produced counterfeit expert reports attesting to the authenticity of the forgeries, investigators say.
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NPR, 26 Oct. 2025
The forgery charges are felonies, and the election charge is a misdemeanor.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
Bowman has been charged with fiduciary embezzlement and unwarranted privilege for her misuse of bail funds, and forgery and uttering for creating and submitting a false recognizance form.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Besides religion, what are other possible reasons a person might have executed a forgery?
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
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NPR, 26 Oct. 2025
The forgery charges are felonies, and the election charge is a misdemeanor.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
Bowman has been charged with fiduciary embezzlement and unwarranted privilege for her misuse of bail funds, and forgery and uttering for creating and submitting a false recognizance form.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Besides religion, what are other possible reasons a person might have executed a forgery?
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgery
Noun
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But Kim Kardashian amplified a long-running conspiracy theory that the moon landing was a hoax that NASA staged.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Jones is a conspiracy theorist who said the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax staged by crisis actors.—
Scott Wartman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Superfakes follows a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer who enters a dangerous black-market underworld to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 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 24 Nov. 2025.
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