Thesaurus results for PHONIED

phonied

verb

past tense of phony

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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This month, for example, Saudi Arabia forged a mutual defense pact with Pakistan and Turkey.

— Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
Over the course of her 18 years in office, the moderate Republican senator forged a reputation as an independent thinker with firm convictions and strong bipartisan relationships.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

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Garrett Nussmeier faked the handoff and evaded rushers by stepping up in the pocket.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026
Their lawsuit against Jones and the 2022 verdict marked the first time he was held financially liable for peddling lies about the massacre, claiming it was faked by the government to tighten gun laws.

— Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

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The model can spot obvious fakes, but Fleek also runs quality-check centers in Karachi and Delhi that inspect items from brands and categories its data has flagged as frequently counterfeited.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 July 2026
In this case the driver of the truck did not have a purchase order to claim the delivery although those papers could have easily been counterfeited.

— Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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Despite that footprint, the basic cement-making process has changed relatively little since the material was invented in 1824.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Like Uber , Airbnb had invented a new thing before most people even knew there was a high demand for it.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

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