as in spending
to hand over or use up in payment
I hated to have to fork over that kind of money for a new set of tires
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forking (over, out, or up)
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The idea to create a docu-fiction where a character is inserted into real-life environments to interact with unsuspecting locals came to Ribeiro after spending long periods of time in El Paso as a journalist covering immigration.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026 -
The bottom line As gorgeous as these phones are, that alone cannot justify spending a ton of money on them.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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At current levels, investors are paying for durability and growth visibility.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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If shooters continue to win the war against their goaltending brethren, then the fungibility of NHL goaltenders will continue to increase, and teams will be more incentivized to avoid paying premium prices for goaltenders, both in terms of their compensation and on the trade market.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Taxpayers will be shelling out a big slice of their taxes to service debt taken on in the past to finance government spending in years gone by.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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They were supposed to take a big step forward after finally shelling out a bit of money in the offseason.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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“Forking (over, out, or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forking%20%28over%2C%20out%2C%20or%20up%29. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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