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
Investigators found 189 decomposing bodies stored at room temperature at the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose in 2023 and charged owners Jon and Carie Hallford with abuse of a corpse, theft and forgery.
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Mitteness was charged with one count each of theft, mail theft and check forgery on June 30, 2023.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
To him, these forgeries were useful in convincing skeptics of fractal geometry’s usefulness.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2025
The nine men and one woman arrested were convicted in 2024, receiving jail time of between 13 and 17 months for offenses including money laundering, forgery, and resisting arrest.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Mitteness was charged with one count each of theft, mail theft and check forgery on June 30, 2023.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
To him, these forgeries were useful in convincing skeptics of fractal geometry’s usefulness.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2025
The nine men and one woman arrested were convicted in 2024, receiving jail time of between 13 and 17 months for offenses including money laundering, forgery, and resisting arrest.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgery
Noun
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The Air Force took this case seriously under Project Blue Book, officially classifying it as ‘unexplained’ after finding no evidence of a hoax.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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This is not a hoax, Marina Lacerda, another of the survivors, said.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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The non-profit said more oversight could help other counterfeits from entering the country in the future.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Aug. 2025
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Zhang said more companies may face lawsuits from Pop Mart over Lafufus, but counterfeits might also decrease as Pop Mart ramps up its production.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Forgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgery. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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