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forging

[fawr-jing, fohr-] / ˈfɔr dʒɪŋ, ˈfoʊr- /
ADJECTIVE
making
Synonyms
STRONG
accomplishing building composing constructing creating effecting executing fabricating fashioning forming generating manufacturing originating producing shaping
NOUN
making
Synonyms
STRONGEST
formulation
STRONG
authoring building causation composition conception constituting construction contriving designing devising fabrication fancying fashioning occasioning origination performing planning producing production shaping
Antonyms
STRONG
destruction ruin
NOUN
manufacture/manufacturing
Synonyms
WEAK
accomplishment assembling assembly casting completion composing composition construction creation doing erection fabrication finishing formation making mass-production preparing produce tooling
NOUN
manufacturing
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STRONGEST
construction manufacture
STRONG
accomplishment assembling assembly casting completion composing composition creation doing erection fabrication finishing formation making preparing produce tooling
WEAK
mass-production
NOUN
origin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
birth genesis
STRONG
alpha commencement creation dawn dawning embarkation emergence entrance entry foundation inauguration ingress initiation introduction launch nativity opener origination outbreak outset rise start
WEAK
blast off day one early stage git go square one starting point
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conclusion end finish
STRONG
close completion death ending exit stop
WEAK
consequence destiny effect finale goal outcome outgrowth result termination

Example Sentences

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While forging a routine path through JFK airport earlier this month, my partner spotted a few not-so-routine sights.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

He remembers forging a childhood bond with one animal in particular.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Don’t think of it as forgery, Barnaby assures Lori, “more like forging through them until they are completed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Those included pausing Iranian enrichment of uranium for several years and forging a regional nonaggression pact in return for sanctions relief that could be phased in as Iran frees up the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“The Second will be forging her own bloodsword soon.”

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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