1
as in forged
to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive
an expert at counterfeiting money
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2
as in pretended
to present a false appearance of
managing to counterfeit a happy expression while visiting a sick friend
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That is where the iron gets forged.—
Kathleen Lucente,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026 -
Investigators believe Long forged 19 signatures, including those of four dead people, while Arellano is accused of forging six signatures, also including four dead people.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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His wife fell to the floor and pretended to be dead, and Little was pronounced dead at a hospital.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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Arlester Brown, a Black soldier who fought in a segregated army, crossed an ocean to depend on men of every background for his survival — and came home to an America that pretended that bond didn’t exist.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Stan had faked his death in a fire, abandoning his wife and two children.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Mind you, the ShipSpotting Vietnam channel has seen fit to slap an egregiously dishonest thumbnail on this video, clearly faked up using AI.—
Loz Blain
May 14,
New Atlas,
14 May 2026
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Agency officials simulated conditions for July 4, when ridership is expected to peak.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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The model simulated how individual algae join or leave clusters depending on irradiation wavelength and intensity.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Israel said that al-Haddad had assumed the role of Hamas commander after his predecessor, Mohammed Sinwar, was killed.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Even Anthropic has assumed a lot about its freedom and authority, having just announced a new tool called Mythos, an AI model that finds security vulnerabilities in software and networked resources.—
Olivier Sylvain,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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“Counterfeited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterfeited. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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