as in to do
to move forward along a course
the rescue team forged ahead despite the bad weather
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1
as in to counterfeit
to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive
arrested for forging the doctor's signature on the prescription
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as in to develop
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
both sides labored mightily to forge a peace treaty
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Recent Examples of forge
Andy Browne, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
Meanwhile, Duncan forges ahead with Carl as his new partner.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
The people here have forged a community through the vigil, connecting with each other to plan demonstrations and garner support for immigrants in detention and their worried families.
—Joshua Ceballos, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2026
That means forging stronger relationships with employers in your region; developing career services teams that understand local and regional labor markets; and investing in alumni networks that demonstrate concrete post-graduation outcomes.
—Joash Lee, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Indonesia and Japan have forged a quasi-alliance.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
Meanwhile, Duncan forges ahead with Carl as his new partner.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
The people here have forged a community through the vigil, connecting with each other to plan demonstrations and garner support for immigrants in detention and their worried families.
—Joshua Ceballos, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2026
That means forging stronger relationships with employers in your region; developing career services teams that understand local and regional labor markets; and investing in alumni networks that demonstrate concrete post-graduation outcomes.
—Joash Lee, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forge
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Rather than attacking all rapidly growing cells, as chemotherapy does, the drug targets a key cancer-driving pathway known as KRAS, which is involved in more than 90% of pancreatic tumors.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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Ionic liquids are essentially salts that stay in liquid form even in the vacuum of space, which very few materials can do.—
Omar Kardoudi
June 05,
New Atlas,
5 June 2026
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There have been a lot of studies on counterfeiting conducted with customs and police, but these have mostly focused on the scale of the problem.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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People try to make money hard to counterfeit.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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The young guys like Anthony, Rafaela, Abreu and Mayer should all continue to grow and develop.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Five individuals have been hospitalized, and two have developed HUS.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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The atmosphere surrounding the state championships was notably calmer than a year ago, when demonstrations over Hernandez’s participation drew national attention.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Jimmy Gunn had an infield single to load the bases before Ian Brooke drew a four-pitch walk to push across the go-ahead run.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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As the journey progresses, a male driver and his female companion (neither pictured on-screen) begin to discuss the Winkie.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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And then progress and performance slow down in production, when teams encounter obstacles like security, access control, compliance steps, data ownership and integration with existing systems.—
Ashwin Gaidhani,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Hit men are dispatched, homicide takes hold, and a smear campaign is hatched to discredit Zaminsky as faking signals to keep his SETI gig.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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Oba Femi Destroys Brock Lesnar Again After seemingly faking his retirement at WrestleMania 42 following a shockingly lopsided loss to Oba Femi, Brock Lesnar is already back and will face Femi once again at Clash in Italy.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Hilton wants to restore California’s competitive edge as a place for productions by creating financial incentives for film productions, cover the initial and technical costs associated with the development of a film or television project and reserve funding for independent and mid-budget projects.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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These formations were later carved into cave dwellings, frescoed churches, and even underground cities.—
Anya von Bremzen,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
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At Camino del Molino (CMOL) in Spain, over 1,300 individuals were laid to rest, 5,000 years ago, because respiratory disease had become widespread, killing a significant number of individuals, who had been laid to rest in this circular gravesite carved into rock.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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“Forge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forge. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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