as in to do
to move forward along a course
the rescue team forged ahead despite the bad weather
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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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Recent Examples of forge
Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The Logical Pictures Group said that the deal strengthened its historic links with Gondry and his longtime producer Georges Bermann at Partizan, forged by The Jokers Films, which distributed the director’s 2023 drama The Book of solutions and Maya Give Me A Title.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
The agreements with Montefiore, Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West in the Bronx and Manhattan were forged late Sunday and early Monday morning, according to a statement from the union.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
These scenes served as reminders that Puerto Rican music wasn’t made by and for the elite, but forged by everyday people with limited resources.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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The files have created some genuine issues for news organizations, whose ranks are filled with individuals with whom Epstein hoped to forge personal connections.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The Logical Pictures Group said that the deal strengthened its historic links with Gondry and his longtime producer Georges Bermann at Partizan, forged by The Jokers Films, which distributed the director’s 2023 drama The Book of solutions and Maya Give Me A Title.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
The agreements with Montefiore, Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West in the Bronx and Manhattan were forged late Sunday and early Monday morning, according to a statement from the union.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
These scenes served as reminders that Puerto Rican music wasn’t made by and for the elite, but forged by everyday people with limited resources.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Forge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forge. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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