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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The demonstration marked an early step toward using additive manufacturing for components traditionally produced through forging.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Gia and Stella recently joined Damon at the Odyssey premiere in Seoul—meanwhile, their older sisters have begun forging their own paths away from home.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026

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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
Several arrests were related to counterfeiting and selling knock-off Knicks apparel, an NYPD source said.

— Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026

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As a result, Kaspersky suspects the ultimate goal was to use the infected head units to display ads and faking interactions with them to commit online ad fraud.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors said Clancy planned the murders before faking a suicide attempt that left her paralyzed and in a wheelchair.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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The $31 billion spending program Taipei unveiled is one of a number of efforts to respond, such as expanding live-fire exercises to include the use of first-person view drones and simulating a maritime blockade.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
My own view is that the bill should have more restrictive testing requirements around edge cases—for instance, simulating power outages or major emergencies—before driverless vehicles can be deployed.

— Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026

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