as in counterfeit
being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud
a forged ancient document that didn't fool experts in cartography
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as in progressed
to move forward along a course
the rescue team forged ahead despite the bad weather
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as in counterfeited
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 developed
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
both sides labored mightily to forge a peace treaty
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as in drew
to shape with a hammer
loved the artisan look of that hand-forged copper pot
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Recent Examples of forged
Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
No illegible, incomplete, forged or altered entries will be accepted.
—Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2026
An alliance has already been forged in cosmetics.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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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
No illegible, incomplete, forged or altered entries will be accepted.
—Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
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Such is the power of the alliance that Sheridan and von Foerster have forged in soundtracking Yellowstone and Landman with music from outside country’s mainstream.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2026
An alliance has already been forged in cosmetics.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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Detectives from the Glendale Police Department said Auriona Lewis, 24 and Tatiyanna Foster, 26, allegedly used counterfeit $100 bills to purchase small orders and receive change.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Two people allegedly used $100 counterfeit bills at dozens of In-N-Out Burger restaurants in Southern California in a wide-reaching scam.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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The board cited recent state and federal decisions, which have both noted the issue of AI programs citing fake legal citations is growing.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Howze, who has schizophrenia, was also able to escape the hospital following the incident, only to be return a few days later wearing a visitor’s pass with a fake name.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Plants that provide winter interest, including sedums, goldenrod, blue false indigo, and ornamental grasses.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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Today’s teenagers can produce a TikTok video in minutes, but how many of them will learn to analyze the president’s false claim that Tylenol causes autism?—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Forged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forged. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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