as in forged
to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive
the terrorists were able to move around the country using phonied driver's licenses
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Fatla credits all that success to the city's blue-collar work ethic, forged in its steel mills since the 19th century.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026 -
Gray also forged a partnership to build the Orlando Arena and help the community land an NBA franchise, the Orlando Magic.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Kennard faked a shot and whipped a pass back to James.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds faked identifying information.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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From that try the shrimps à Brás, a twist on a popular codfish dish, invented in the 19th century which includes matchstick potatoes, olives, parsley, and eggs or the deeply satisfying oxtail croquettes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The new method, called ShadeCut, was invented by a research team at Freiburg’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), one of the largest solar energy research institutes in the world.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Phonied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phonied. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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