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
David Dumke, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
This is a club that has made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons, forging its own identity with a young cast of hitters and homegrown pitchers, including Skubal and Casey Mize.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Together with Shaway Yeh, then group style editorial director of Modern Media, Lim transformed Modern Weekly, a regional lifestyle weekly founded by the Chinese entrepreneur Thomas Shao in 1993, into a Chinese media powerhouse known for forging creative ties with both global and Asian creatives.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
But without a finished 10th novel to work from (Gabaldon is currently in progress on her final Outlander volume, called A Blessing for a Warrior Going Out), Roberts and team had to toe a fine line between honoring the essence of the book series and forging their own path forward.
—Amy Wilkinson, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
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Notably, the United States played an indispensable role in forging this agreement, and did so without massive allocations of military aid or other forms of foreign assistance.
—David Dumke, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
This is a club that has made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons, forging its own identity with a young cast of hitters and homegrown pitchers, including Skubal and Casey Mize.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Together with Shaway Yeh, then group style editorial director of Modern Media, Lim transformed Modern Weekly, a regional lifestyle weekly founded by the Chinese entrepreneur Thomas Shao in 1993, into a Chinese media powerhouse known for forging creative ties with both global and Asian creatives.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
But without a finished 10th novel to work from (Gabaldon is currently in progress on her final Outlander volume, called A Blessing for a Warrior Going Out), Roberts and team had to toe a fine line between honoring the essence of the book series and forging their own path forward.
—Amy Wilkinson, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Forging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forging. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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