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
Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
Jaime Alas scores in stoppage time and El Salvador forges a 3-3 tie that ousts the United States from Olympic soccer qualifying.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
So holding 18, 19, 20-year-old young men to those standards on a daily basis is what forges championship teams.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
Pascal forges an ex-studio chief’s knowledge, relationships, and favors into big-budget commercial pictures.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
In the Texas Hill Country following the Civil War, 14-year-old Travis is left in charge of the family ranch when his father goes on a long cattle drive and soon forges a reluctant bond with a wandering yellow dog.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
The way the story is being couched, Audi is going to build its new TT coupe whether Porsche forges ahead with the 718 EV or not.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 19 Feb. 2026
Symson acknowledged the need for consolidation as the industry forges ahead into a new era.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
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
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The three eventually work out their differences but not before Edgar turns Miles’s proto-smart-home devices against him, cancels his credit cards, and forges a criminal record for him.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
Jaime Alas scores in stoppage time and El Salvador forges a 3-3 tie that ousts the United States from Olympic soccer qualifying.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
So holding 18, 19, 20-year-old young men to those standards on a daily basis is what forges championship teams.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
Pascal forges an ex-studio chief’s knowledge, relationships, and favors into big-budget commercial pictures.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
In the Texas Hill Country following the Civil War, 14-year-old Travis is left in charge of the family ranch when his father goes on a long cattle drive and soon forges a reluctant bond with a wandering yellow dog.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
The way the story is being couched, Audi is going to build its new TT coupe whether Porsche forges ahead with the 718 EV or not.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 19 Feb. 2026
Symson acknowledged the need for consolidation as the industry forges ahead into a new era.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
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
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“Forges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forges. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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