as in progresses
to move forward along a course
the rescue team forged ahead despite the bad weather
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as in counterfeits
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 develops
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 forges
Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
The Ineos Grenadier is a likable competitor to trucks like the G-Wagen but also a strange one that forges its own path, with many a special edition accentuating its premise.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
Subscribe today When the most populous nation on Earth forges a trade deal with a bloc that comprises nearly 15% of the world’s GDP, the ramifications will be widespread — and not just in monetary terms.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Advertisement After Moro’s death, Fabione is in hiding, and his ever-loyal friend Toni forges passport documents to aid his escape, in exchange for Moro’s complete, uncensored memoirs in the Red Brigade’s possession.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
In other words, the brain collects bits and pieces of information, sometimes from different times and places, and forges them into a memory.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2026
With a balladeer’s spirit, Gerima forges an epic ballad of resistance, freedom, and national pride.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
The effect, as seen from the relative serenity of a family life that Lidia eventually forges, is of a retrospective sense of destiny—of a life that writing has, in both senses of the word, saved.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
The bill also establishes a Class A misdemeanor if someone, without authorization of the patients, alters, forges, conceals or destroys a request for medication or rescission of a request for medication to affect a health care decision.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
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The collision of opposing perspectives forges art that challenges and confronts, that forces us out of familiar ways of thinking, relating and being.
—Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
The Ineos Grenadier is a likable competitor to trucks like the G-Wagen but also a strange one that forges its own path, with many a special edition accentuating its premise.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
Subscribe today When the most populous nation on Earth forges a trade deal with a bloc that comprises nearly 15% of the world’s GDP, the ramifications will be widespread — and not just in monetary terms.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Advertisement After Moro’s death, Fabione is in hiding, and his ever-loyal friend Toni forges passport documents to aid his escape, in exchange for Moro’s complete, uncensored memoirs in the Red Brigade’s possession.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
In other words, the brain collects bits and pieces of information, sometimes from different times and places, and forges them into a memory.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2026
With a balladeer’s spirit, Gerima forges an epic ballad of resistance, freedom, and national pride.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
The effect, as seen from the relative serenity of a family life that Lidia eventually forges, is of a retrospective sense of destiny—of a life that writing has, in both senses of the word, saved.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
The bill also establishes a Class A misdemeanor if someone, without authorization of the patients, alters, forges, conceals or destroys a request for medication or rescission of a request for medication to affect a health care decision.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Forges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forges. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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