Thesaurus results for PHONYING

phonying

verb

present participle of phony

as in forging

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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Under those conditions, forging a digital signature becomes mathematically no more difficult than attacking an unpadded system.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
The results again were heartening, with Conwell at times forging a spirited undersized backcourt chemistry with starting point guard Davion Mitchell, and at other times injecting a vigor into the second unit with Pelle Larsson.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of forging

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The effort to combat escalating instances of counterfeiting coincides with statewide efforts to tamp down retail crime.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Perez-Labrada was arrested Tuesday and charged with counterfeiting goods involving 1,000 or more items or a total retail value of $20,000 or more, records show.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of counterfeiting

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Landmark rules forbid faking a history that a space never had, so the team went openly Deco instead.

— Lauren Mechling, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
The mission involved faking a plane crash and planting documents on a dead body, convincing Hitler to move thousands of troops.

— Courtney Cole, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of faking

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Some examples include importing a long spreadsheet of customer records, simulating how an accounting batch will affect the general ledger before posting it or previewing the impact of a transaction on a project budget.

— Steve Cangiano, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Back in 2016, in the turquoise waters of Tetiaroa island, Gagnon and Sachs were tasked with simulating the impact of rising levels of planet-heating pollution on a small patch of coral reef.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

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