as in to separate
to go or move in different directions from a central point
the road forks up ahead and you'll want to take the right fork
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as in knife
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Recent Examples of fork
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Paired today with Nvidia's announcement of a new Taiwan headquarters building, called Nvidia Constellation, in the city's Beitou district, a lot of local attendees were likely feeling the love and forking over the dollars.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 19 May 2025
Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Up the north fork of Cattail Creek, as the water rises, no first responder knocks on Janicke Glynn’s door.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
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Verb
In one of the forking paths viewers could choose, a newspaper article reveals that Kimberly and Burke were pulled into a woodchipper at a hardware store.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Paired today with Nvidia's announcement of a new Taiwan headquarters building, called Nvidia Constellation, in the city's Beitou district, a lot of local attendees were likely feeling the love and forking over the dollars.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 19 May 2025
Noun
Investment in corporate social responsibility is facing a fork in the road.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Up the north fork of Cattail Creek, as the water rises, no first responder knocks on Janicke Glynn’s door.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fork
Verb
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While they are legally separated, their divorce has stalled due to Girardi's conservatorship and legal troubles.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Sea to land To separate the sea courses from the land courses, Bost serves a surprise palate cleanser, a dish of orgeat (almond flavored) ice cream topped with N25 Kaluga caviar, almond oil and shavings of aged celery root.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Trump’s entire economic agenda is sitting on a knife’s edge.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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One of them cut Ford's throat with a 12-inch dagger, while two others stabbed him in the stomach with long fighting knives.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Aina’s long blond hair was curled and parted to the side of her head.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
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Read the full Pisces Daily Horoscope Aries (March 21 - April 19) Clouds of confusion parting?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
Noun
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In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and light brown sugar, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is smooth and bubbling around the edges.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
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Add 1 cup of the wine and deglaze the pan, scraping the bottom with a wooden spoon to dislodge any browned bits.—
Georgeanne Brennan,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Americans were also divided over what their separation means for the country, according to the survey, which has a margin of error of 2.1 percentage points.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Model parallelism divides the neural network itself across hardware.—
Jitender Jain,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Add thyme and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
5 June 2025
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Add the onions, ½ teaspoon of the pepper, and the chicken pieces.—
Georgeanne Brennan,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
Verb
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For my generation, Gen Z, reaching such a milestone is hard to fathom, in large part because of the diverging politics of young men and women.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
12 June 2025
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The spread between inventory costs and inventory levels is the highest its been since the pandemic The metrics typically track together but diverged in the first months of 2025 as importers rushed to get goods into the U.S. ahead of tariffs.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Keep this conversion in mind: 1 tablespoon table salt = 2 tablespoons Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt = 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon Morton Kosher Salt = 1 ½ tablespoons sea salt.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2025
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Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in pan over medium-high heat.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
5 June 2025
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“Fork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fork. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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