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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Those relationships are forged on the anvil of professionalism.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Capen’s colleague at the time, Baptist Health South Florida Executive Vice President and CAO Joe Natoli, continued a friendship with the former publisher that was forged in newsrooms and Miami’s changing streets.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

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Smith, the shortest player in the FBS at 5-foot-5, fielded the ball at the 2 near the left sideline, faked a reverse handoff near the 10 before changing direction and blew past Cincinnati’s kick coverage team up the right sideline.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
His second touchdown occurred in the third quarter on a nifty play design in which the Giants faked a pick play from the 2-yard line, leaving Likely uncovered right in front of the end zone.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 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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