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
Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Self-care is a key part of the concept, O’Reilly says, as is forging a community.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
Told in two timelines, Letters to Kafka explores her role as an active resistance fighter in Czechoslovakia after the Nazis annexed the country in 1938, and her life in Vienna from 1918 to 1925, forging her own path separate from her husband, and Kafka.
—Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Her son Cedric Von Ferdinand, who was her caretaker, has since been slapped with dozens of fraud charges for allegedly assigning himself her power of attorney and forging signatures, among other offenses, according to a criminal complaint obtained by PEOPLE.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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The global energy transition is forging ahead, fracturing old trade alliances and generating new forms of geopolitical leverage that all companies need to be more attuned to, JPMorgan believes.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Self-care is a key part of the concept, O’Reilly says, as is forging a community.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
Told in two timelines, Letters to Kafka explores her role as an active resistance fighter in Czechoslovakia after the Nazis annexed the country in 1938, and her life in Vienna from 1918 to 1925, forging her own path separate from her husband, and Kafka.
—Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Her son Cedric Von Ferdinand, who was her caretaker, has since been slapped with dozens of fraud charges for allegedly assigning himself her power of attorney and forging signatures, among other offenses, according to a criminal complaint obtained by PEOPLE.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Forging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forging. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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