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
Nicole Hensley,
Houston Chronicle,
6 May 2026
In the Wang case, they were harvested from background-check databases and attached to forged documents without the real Americans’ knowledge.
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Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
25 Apr. 2026
Christian Marshall,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Bernard forged a close bond with Joshua Weru, an undrafted rookie who’s in a similar situation as a rugby player from Kenya transitioning to football.
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Zach Berman,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
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According to court records, Gilley had allegedly traveled under a forged identity as Lejeune Jean Luc Olivier.
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Nicole Hensley,
Houston Chronicle,
6 May 2026
In the Wang case, they were harvested from background-check databases and attached to forged documents without the real Americans’ knowledge.
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Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
The bonds formed serendipitously on the streets of KC, forged in a love of soccer and its culture.
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Christian Marshall,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Bernard forged a close bond with Joshua Weru, an undrafted rookie who’s in a similar situation as a rugby player from Kenya transitioning to football.
—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
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The counterfeit surgeon was waiting for his Starbucks order at JFK when Port Authority cops caught up with him.
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Lori Ann Talens, of Virginia Beach, Virgina, used a computer to design, create and produce a wide variety of counterfeit coupons in her Virginia Beach home, according to court documents.
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As the race progressed, Schlossberg received heavy media scrutiny by The New York Times with reports of high turnover inside his campaign and allegations of erratic behavior.
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As things progressed, sources say the studio brought in Reeves’ Toy Story 4 director to pitch his vision, which eventually led to Reeves thumbs up to star in the film.
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Parker was a mother of two children who faked a pregnancy while in a relationship with Wade Griffin in 2020.
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Unlike its predecessors, physical capability can’t be purchased overnight, outsourced, or faked for long.
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All four children developed generalized tetanus.
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Leveraging years of experience developed at Brunello Cucinelli and Prada, the designer used a beautiful palette of colors, the hues reflecting the spices of each location, from nutmeg and cardamom to ginger, cinnamon and vanilla, and those of the Mediterranean Sea.
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The three-game series had a season-high attendance of 105,214, besting the three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers in May that drew 82,799.
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Police said Houston entered his ex-girlfriend’s home and drew a gun.
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Authorities say the operation powered fake websites built to steal credit card numbers, passwords and other personal information.
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None of that makes the project fake.
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
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Originalism is a terrific theory for Supreme Court dissents in which some justice complains that the court has invented new constitutional rights.
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So Nima Arkani-Hamed and Jaroslav Trnka invented/discovered the amplituhedron as the answer to this question.
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“Forged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forged. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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