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
Katie Langford, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026 By minting a cryptographically perfect digital signature based on MD5, the attackers forged a certificate that authenticated their malicious update server. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026 At the time, Tehranian pitched the platform as a way to forge a more direct connecftion between digital artists and their audiences. —Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026 For decades, hundreds of people like Coffey risked so much to convert dangerous or run-down places — such as Val’s and SIR — into spaces where people could forge new friendships, find love and companionship, and build community. —Julio Capó, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forge
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Police said the couple spent more than $17,000 on O’Neill’s debit card and someone forged his signature on a car title after his death. —Katie Langford, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026 By minting a cryptographically perfect digital signature based on MD5, the attackers forged a certificate that authenticated their malicious update server. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026 At the time, Tehranian pitched the platform as a way to forge a more direct connecftion between digital artists and their audiences. —Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026 For decades, hundreds of people like Coffey risked so much to convert dangerous or run-down places — such as Val’s and SIR — into spaces where people could forge new friendships, find love and companionship, and build community. —Julio Capó, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forge
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“Forge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/forge. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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