forgeries

plural of forgery

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Recent Examples of forgeries 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. NPR, 26 Oct. 2025 Most successful forgers were smart and creative people, and many of their forgeries were consummate, even ingenious. JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025 The letters, provided by Lex Cusack, had turned out to be forgeries, and Hersh was criticized for having had anything to do with them. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025 This can get tricky quickly for employers, many of whom aren’t necessarily trained to spot complicated forgeries. Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025 This type of insurance covers problems due to fraud, mis-indexed or defective deeds, undisclosed heirs, forgeries, and unpaid liens threatening your ownership in your home. Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025 In this case, neural networks digest thousands of audio, video and image files to produce increasingly realistic forgeries. Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Unlike in 2020, when most false claims were thrown out, AI forgeries today are easy to make and could take weeks—or even months—to debunk. Miles Taylor, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgeries
Noun
  • 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
  • Marq Vision was cofounded in 2020 by Mark Lee, a former McKinsey consultant who holds a Doctor of Law from Harvard, to identify counterfeits in online listings using AI.
    Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Forgeries, hoaxes, and other types of literary fakery have preoccupied Havens, a rare books and manuscripts curator at the university’s Stern Center for the History of the Book, for many years now.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Frauds, swindles, cons, scams, and deceptions — collectively known as hoaxes.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The collection included reproductions of uniforms worn by each profession and Johnson’s modernized interpretations, enhanced with waterproofing, durability and thermal regulation.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
  • While genuine antiques from the Ming dynasty can fetch millions at auction, many later reproductions and export pieces from the 18th to 20th centuries still carry significant value.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bring multiple copies of your résumé, have questions for the reps and dress professionally.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Once the copies are made, keep them on hand and store the originals in a safe and secure place, Velasquez said.
    Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Forgeries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgeries. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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