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forged

/fɔːd͡ʒd/ adjective C1
  1. Fake (as documents); falsified. · Forged identification documents were used to enter the building.
  2. Fabricated by forging or at a forge, by working hot metal · The blacksmith made an expertly forged horseshoe by beating the red hot metal with his hammer.
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Here is the forged cheque in the same year on the Crédit Lyonnais."
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 39 · B2
These pioneering artists firmly believed that a distinctly Canadian style must be forged through direct contact with the untamed wilderness.
Painting the Northern Wilderness, p. 1 · C1
Living in close quarters and relying on one another for safety underground, the workers gradually forged a unified community.
The Snowy Mountains Scheme, p. 1 · C1
By incorporating the musicality and unconventional syntax of Hiberno-English, they forged a distinctive literary identity on the global stage.
The English of Ireland, p. 1 · C1

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