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verb (1)

Definition of forgenext
as in to do
to move forward along a course the rescue team forged ahead despite the bad weather

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verb (2)

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as in to counterfeit
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 to develop
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort both sides labored mightily to forge a peace treaty

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3
as in to draw
to shape with a hammer loved the artisan look of that hand-forged copper pot

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Recent Examples of forge
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To assist Noah, Sinestro has also forged a new lantern from the water on this dead alien planet — imbued with Zoe’s fear toxins — causing golden cracks in the object’s surface. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 Sutskever is the moral center of the film and grows increasingly uncomfortable as Altman forges ahead with complicated AI models that have learned how to lie, willfully ignoring risks. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026 Related Stories The story Yu carries reflects a career forged through tragedy and triumph. — Kai Naima Williams, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 John only found peace by giving up the ring, turning down the gig, and forging his own path. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forge
  1. do
  2. counterfeit
  3. develop
  4. draw
  5. progress
  6. fake
  7. create
  8. carve
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  • Until today, human scientists have been the agents responsible for discovering cancer cures, and for doing so they (and key associates) have been showered with academic credit and awards, perhaps even a Nobel Prize.
    — Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In a game that looked lopsided for the better part of three quarters, the Chargers did enough Sunday to scare the defending Super Bowl champions.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
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  • There is a sweetness and an elegance to her, Michele says, as well as an exuberance that’s impossible to counterfeit.
    — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The ’90s — its music, its films, its pre-social-media privacy — has become an object of fascination, and Long argues the era can’t be imitated or counterfeited.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of counterfeit
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  • Researchers have developed a paper-thin foot membrane that lets crawling microrobots harvest electricity directly from the ground beneath them, ditching heavy onboard batteries by turning metal and silicon surfaces into an active power source.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Neil Carleton, a cancer biologist and first-year resident physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said that breast tumors can develop and grow differently in older patients than in younger ones because of hormone levels and inflammation.
    — Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of develop
Verb
  • What are some of your recent acquisitions, and what drew you to them?
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The gift market has grown because consumers are increasingly drawn to objects with meaning and lasting value, rather than things that feel disposable in an already very digital world.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of draw
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  • And indeed, no patients with undetectable ctDNA before endocrine therapy progressed.
    — Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The show has also progressed from a solely in-person experience to one with main-stage panels that are streamed live for fans around the world via YouTube — a move born out of the COVID-19 pandemic-era virtual cons that has stuck.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of progress
Verb
  • Verity has somehow been faking a persistive vegetative state.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • With the Seminoles staring at the end zone from the 4-yard line, Daniels faked the pitch left, kept the football and charged straight up the middle, steamrolling through Virginia safety Christian Ellis before crashing into the end zone.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of fake
Verb
  • Using sine wave generators and pink lighting so saturated it essentially blots out all other color and shadow, Young and Zazeela created a space that’s somehow both static and full of life.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Simply liking someone, feeling close to them or spending hours together isn’t enough to create an attachment relationship.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of create
Verb
  • The Salem witch trials of 1692 carved out an enduring and powerful niche in American history for this little town, and this intimate, kitschy museum does an excellent job telling the story.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
  • It's been 52 years since Goh Khuay Par carved his first Mei Hua coffin.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
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