as in progressing
to move forward along a course
the rescue team forged ahead despite the bad weather
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as in counterfeiting
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 developing
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 drawing
to shape with a hammer
loved the artisan look of that hand-forged copper pot
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Recent Examples of forging
Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Corona had worked for the elderly couple — identified in court Tuesday as investment banker Richard Schmeelk and his wife Priscilla — since the early 2000s, and was forging their signatures on checks to pay off her credit cards since 2015, according to the feds.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Along the way, the couple had been building a social media following and forging connections across the country.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
This works surprisingly well in forging on-stage chemistry.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
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Hager, who worked at three ARC centers during the span of nearly a decade, said those kinds of groups that ARC billed for were the standard and forging group notes was common.
—Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Corona had worked for the elderly couple — identified in court Tuesday as investment banker Richard Schmeelk and his wife Priscilla — since the early 2000s, and was forging their signatures on checks to pay off her credit cards since 2015, according to the feds.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Along the way, the couple had been building a social media following and forging connections across the country.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
This works surprisingly well in forging on-stage chemistry.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Forging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forging. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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