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
In addition, the jury convicted her of forgery and fraud related to his life insurance coverage.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
Davis has nine previous felony convictions as well as two misdemeanors, related to theft, welfare fraud, forgery, possession of cocaine, prostitution and other charges, Bosner said.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
At the height of the sectarian war, parts of Baghdad were so riddled with impromptu militia checkpoints that many Iraqis started carrying two official-looking IDs — one genuine and the other a forgery with a last name and birthplace associated with the other sect.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Lewis was convicted of one count of that and three counts of forgery.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
Davis has nine previous felony convictions as well as two misdemeanors, related to theft, welfare fraud, forgery, possession of cocaine, prostitution and other charges, Bosner said.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
At the height of the sectarian war, parts of Baghdad were so riddled with impromptu militia checkpoints that many Iraqis started carrying two official-looking IDs — one genuine and the other a forgery with a last name and birthplace associated with the other sect.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Lewis was convicted of one count of that and three counts of forgery.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgery
Noun
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Although investigators received many tips, some were hoaxes and others didn’t lead to any developments.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Some conservatives, Franz admitted, were even claiming that climate change was a Chinese hoax.—
Gaby Del Valle,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Superfakes is about a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer who enters a dangerous black-market underworld in order to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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By 2009, Nakamoto took Bitcoin from theory to reality, mining the Genesis Block, and then, once the rules were set, protections against counterfeits were secured, and Bitcoin began to circulate—still worth next to nothing—Nakamoto vanished.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Forgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgery. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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