as in hoax
an imitation that is passed off as genuine
that is a cheap forgery, not an authentic Ming Dynasty vase
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Recent Examples of forgery
According to the attorney general, other charges included drug possession, evidence tampering and forgery.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 2 June 2025
The Romans had laws against forgery in 80 BC, and people have been doctoring photos since the medium's invention.
—ArsTechnica, 29 May 2025
Cherkasov, who was admitted to Johns Hopkins University's graduate school in Washington, D.C., in 2018, is currently serving a five-year prison term in Brazil for document forgery.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
The Perrysburg Township Police arrested Labrador Monday during a traffic stop on a forgery warrant.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 2 June 2025
The Romans had laws against forgery in 80 BC, and people have been doctoring photos since the medium's invention.
—ArsTechnica, 29 May 2025
Cherkasov, who was admitted to Johns Hopkins University's graduate school in Washington, D.C., in 2018, is currently serving a five-year prison term in Brazil for document forgery.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
The Perrysburg Township Police arrested Labrador Monday during a traffic stop on a forgery warrant.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgery
Noun
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Police determined the call was a hoax before officers responded, according to KLAS.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
6 June 2025
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Jones declared bankruptcy after the Sandy Hook families won $1.3 billion in two defamation suits in Connecticut and Texas after Jones spread bogus conspiracy theories that the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., was a hoax.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
6 June 2025
Noun
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On counterfeits, the color is almost always wrong, usually a highlighter shade of yellow instead.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Marcus Ray Chavez, 30, gave the girl counterfeit pills containing fentanyl on at least four occasions between September and November of 2022, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Forgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgery. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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