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
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
The White House has forged ahead in recent days with a pre-midterm push to bring down Americans' costs, including by urging Congress to suspend the federal gas tax and pass a housing reform bill.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Yet, City have made clear their mission is to forge a dynasty from this season.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Her North Stars are Octavia Butler and Toni Morrison, two writers whose oeuvres forged new narrative possibilities.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
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The gas is used to forge steel, create methanol, and produce the massive quantities of fertilizer needed to feed the global population.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
The White House has forged ahead in recent days with a pre-midterm push to bring down Americans' costs, including by urging Congress to suspend the federal gas tax and pass a housing reform bill.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Yet, City have made clear their mission is to forge a dynasty from this season.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Her North Stars are Octavia Butler and Toni Morrison, two writers whose oeuvres forged new narrative possibilities.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forge
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The advantage that Republicans might hope to obtain by this November, could, hypothetically, grow even more if the Democrats did nothing before 2028.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Isn’t that what a team captain would do?—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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People try to make money hard to counterfeit.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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And Cannon — who played with the Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs — admitted to counterfeiting in the mid-1980s after a series of bad investments and debts left him broke.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Southport, according to its web site, has developed more than 100 affordable and workforce properties nationally since its founding in 1995.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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As the lake was developed, so was the property.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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Headrick threw sinker after sinker, trying to get Soto to ground into a double play, but the Yankee-turned-Met drew a walk instead.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2026
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Remarkably, their five league draws this season have resulted from equalising goals conceded in the 96th, 92nd, 94th, 97th and 88th minutes, the last three of which — against Paris FC, Strasbourg and Nice — were all penalties.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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As the novel progresses, the two tracks collide in unexpected ways.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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As the disease progresses, symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, rash, organ dysfunction and sometimes internal or external bleeding, the WHO said.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
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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Papini wasn't arrested until March 2022, when the FBI accused her of lying to federal agents and faking her own kidnapping.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Wilson worked alongside stylist Alexandra Mandelkorn and the Oscar de la Renta team to create a custom gown featuring tiny Japanese cherry blossoms around the neckline and scattered throughout the design, according to Vogue.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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On the planet, the Mandalorians encounter Gideon, who is revealed to have created clones of himself.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Armed with his extraordinary carpentry skills and a series of lethal mechanical prosthetic arms, Jingoro carves his own path to justice.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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The Kayak Point name derives from a small area being carved out to launch a potential access point on Salt Creek for kayaks and canoes.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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“Forge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forge. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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