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
Mitt Mehta, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The duo have quickly forged one of the most formidable partnerships in the Premier League.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Garver was instrumental in forging the space agency’s partnership with SpaceX, which helped spark the company’s unprecedented dominance of commercial launch services upon which NASA now heavily relies.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 28 May 2025
That this otherwise unremarkable wooden box, this little piece of history that bridges four generations, had a place in a ceremony that will likely forge the next generation is more than symbolic.
—Marni Jameson, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
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The distinct domains of venture capital (VC), private equity (PE) and pure-play entrepreneurship are converging, forging a powerful new model for value creation in the post-artificial intelligence (AI) economy.
—Mitt Mehta, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The duo have quickly forged one of the most formidable partnerships in the Premier League.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Garver was instrumental in forging the space agency’s partnership with SpaceX, which helped spark the company’s unprecedented dominance of commercial launch services upon which NASA now heavily relies.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 28 May 2025
That this otherwise unremarkable wooden box, this little piece of history that bridges four generations, had a place in a ceremony that will likely forge the next generation is more than symbolic.
—Marni Jameson, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
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“Forge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forge. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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