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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Twenty years ago, Champ Kelly was working as a software/quality engineer at IBM, forging the next chapter of his life after four seasons playing indoor professional football.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025 -
Still, the company is keeping its pipeline of new products intact, forging ahead with a focus on clog innovation and diversifying into new silhouettes and categories.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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As such, more will be required than a World Cup ticket, particularly because physical tickets are vulnerable to counterfeiting, while electronic devices, which may ordinarily be a way to show authentic tickets, are usually forbidden in consular buildings where interviews take place.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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He and Baines were imprisoned and questioned for counterfeiting coins, and Marlowe was sent home.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Recent reports that a number of current and former NBA players were allegedly faking injuries and trading inside information with crooked gamblers has left sports fans and media reeling.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Pastrnak double-clutched, faking the slapper, and appeared to have missed his shot.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Lincoln Lab teams are currently using that creative power to fill gaps in weather data, spot anomalies in network traffic, and design new materials and medicines by simulating chemical interactions that would historically take months in a physical lab.—
Chelsea Haney
October 30,
New Atlas,
30 Oct. 2025
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China, the most dangerous party, has militarized the strait, launching large military drills simulating blockades of the island and daily incursions across the median line.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Phonying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phonying. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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