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
Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Safonov has also forged a close relationship with Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who previously played club football in Russia.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Emails, meeting minutes and bank statements show that McCrory forged a relationship with Blue Hills’ executive director that enabled him to influence the spending of millions of dollars between 2022 and early 2025.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Pushed to the brink of a 3-1 deficit in their playoff series with Dallas, the Wild rallied, dramatically, to forge a late third-period tie, then got the overtime winner from Matt Boldy in a 3-2 victory on Saturday at Grand Casino Arena.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
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And while cousin North West has been known to rock experimental and daring ensembles, Penelope, nicknamed Poosh by her mom, is slowly forging her own cool sense of style (with the occasional collab with her cousin, of course).
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Safonov has also forged a close relationship with Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who previously played club football in Russia.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Emails, meeting minutes and bank statements show that McCrory forged a relationship with Blue Hills’ executive director that enabled him to influence the spending of millions of dollars between 2022 and early 2025.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Pushed to the brink of a 3-1 deficit in their playoff series with Dallas, the Wild rallied, dramatically, to forge a late third-period tie, then got the overtime winner from Matt Boldy in a 3-2 victory on Saturday at Grand Casino Arena.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Forge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forge. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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