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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phonied
  1. forged
  2. faked
  3. counterfeited
  4. invented
Verb
  • But experts aren’t confident an agreement will be forged anytime soon.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Work hard, play hard During his two years at Crystal Palace, Glasner forged a close bond with his players.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of forged
Verb
  • Last week, prosecutors reintroduced a theory that suggested Clancy faked a suicide attempt.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors Jennifer Sprague and Shanan Buckingham said Clancy planned the murders and faked a suicide attempt.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of faked
Verb
  • 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
Definition of counterfeited
Verb
  • Davis and his lawyer, Michael Sanft, have centered their defense on the argument that Davis invented his accounts for personal advantage, entertainment and money.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In 1994, as Chinese reformer Deng Xiaoping’s market liberalization unleashed a heady entrepreneurial spirit across the People’s Republic, Wang quit his job at a vocational college and invented the world’s first automatic soymilk maker.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of invented
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