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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not genuine; counterfeit; -- used mostly of signatures and documents. See
forge , v. t., 4. - adjective shaped by strong pressure in a press, or by heatng and hammering; -- of metal objects.
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- adjective fake (as documents)
- adjective Fabricated by
forging or at aforge , by working hot metal - verb Past participle of
forge To force forward against opposition.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective reproduced fraudulently
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Examples
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The label forged a balance between fostering new Spanish musicians and distributing music from independent European labels such as ECM, Hannibal, Cherry Red, Rough Trade and Factory Records whose boss
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The label forged a balance between fostering new Spanish musicians and distributing music from independent European labels such as ECM, Hannibal, Cherry Red, Rough Trade and Factory Records whose boss
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The atmosphere in their stadium was like a furnace of fury forged from the shipyards nearby.
Alan Black: Sir Alex Ferguson's Hairdryer -- A Soccer Player's Fear Alan Black 2010
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The atmosphere in their stadium was like a furnace of fury forged from the shipyards nearby.
Alan Black: Sir Alex Ferguson's Hairdryer -- A Soccer Player's Fear Alan Black 2010
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The optimism of the 60s had dissolved: there was no more talk of a classless society or a Britain forged in the white heat of a technological revolution.
State of Emergency: The Way We Were: Britain, 1970-1974 by Dominic Sandbrook Francis Wheen 2010
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The atmosphere in their stadium was like a furnace of fury forged from the shipyards nearby.
Alan Black: Sir Alex Ferguson's Hairdryer -- A Soccer Player's Fear Alan Black 2010
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The metal of the gun is forged from a combination of Irish church bells, cold iron from crucifixes, blessed silver, and other mystic metals-wiki
Samaritan Gun | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2008
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Mazinger Z is a gigantic Super Robot, constructed with a fictitious metal called Chogokin Z (literally Super-Alloy Z), which is forged from a new element mined from a reservoir found only in the sediment of Japan's Mt. Fuji.
Mazinger Z Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2008
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Understanable in some ways; the country was forged from the barrel of a gun and this is apparent to anyone taking a look.
Zack and Miri Advertisements Rejected Due to the Word “Porno” | /Film 2008
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The bus driver rose from his throne forged from the skulls of a thousand damned commuters.
Massacre Transit « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2008
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