as in to do
to move forward along a course
the rescue team forged ahead despite the bad weather
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1
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
Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 July 2025
Today’s professional wrestlers are forging their own path, and achieving success doing it, but the pioneers who built the business should never be forgotten.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Their bond is forged in mutual respect — and carbohydrates.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 24 July 2025
His sound, his look and his devil-may-care attitude helped forge an enduring template for heavy metal.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
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Starting from the primitive age, forge a new path of development.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 July 2025
Today’s professional wrestlers are forging their own path, and achieving success doing it, but the pioneers who built the business should never be forgotten.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Their bond is forged in mutual respect — and carbohydrates.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 24 July 2025
His sound, his look and his devil-may-care attitude helped forge an enduring template for heavy metal.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
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“Forge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forge. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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