as in counterfeit
being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud
a forged ancient document that didn't fool experts in cartography
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as in progressed
to move forward along a course
the rescue team forged ahead despite the bad weather
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as in counterfeited
to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive
arrested for forging the doctor's signature on the prescription
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as in developed
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
both sides labored mightily to forge a peace treaty
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as in drew
to shape with a hammer
loved the artisan look of that hand-forged copper pot
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Recent Examples of forged
Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Mangione, 26, is currently charged with second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and criminal possession of a forged instrument in connection with Thompson's killing.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
That close bond was forged in the mid-1970s when Carter, then the first lady of Georgia, hosted Ford, then the first lady of the country, at the governor's mansion.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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An arrest warrant filed Tuesday in New York City says Mangione faces charges of second-degree murder, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second-degree, criminal possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a weapon in the third-degree.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Mangione, 26, is currently charged with second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and criminal possession of a forged instrument in connection with Thompson's killing.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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In 1990, Bush had forged a formidable 42-country coalition to liberate Kuwait following Iraq's unprovoked invasion.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
That close bond was forged in the mid-1970s when Carter, then the first lady of Georgia, hosted Ford, then the first lady of the country, at the governor's mansion.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Shabbir Safdar, the executive director of The Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM), a coalition of 45 nonprofit groups working against the counterfeit drug trade, said that international cooperation is needed to combat these websites including by locking domain names based in other countries.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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The European Commission cited a need to ensure product safety in imports, stop counterfeit goods and prevent unfair competition.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Here are the best fake car ads and parodies celebrating SNL's 50th anniversary.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Yet criminals are impersonating the IRS to trick taxpayers into sharing personal information by texting them fake alerts of their eligibility for extra money, warns the Better Business Bureau.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Post misconstrues video of Trump at Gabbard's swearing-in ceremony The Threads post appeared to draw a false conclusion from Salcedo's remarks about not seeing Gabbard being sworn in during the Feb. 12 edition of his program.—
Andre Byik,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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In 2018, McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and making false statements to federal law enforcement, the US attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York confirmed to CNN at the time.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Forged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forged. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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