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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Recent Examples of fork
David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Recent moves by Microsoft and Google show many business customers are balking at forking over a separate fee each month to give employees access to a work-friendly AI chatbot.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
That includes upside-down 41-mm forks with 120 mm of travel, and a monoshock with 130 mm at the back.
—New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Compared To Parents By Daniella Gray Family and Parenting Reporter
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Millennials are forking out more on cars than childcare, an exclusive Newsweek survey has revealed.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Recent moves by Microsoft and Google show many business customers are balking at forking over a separate fee each month to give employees access to a work-friendly AI chatbot.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
Using two forks is an excellent way to shred chicken: Use one fork to pierce and stabilize the chicken, and use the other fork to pull the meat away.
Use a pizza wheel to quickly cut the dough.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
That includes upside-down 41-mm forks with 120 mm of travel, and a monoshock with 130 mm at the back.
—New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
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Verb
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The January Starship mishap occurred over the North Atlantic after the 171-foot (52-meter) Starship separated from the Super Heavy rocket booster that hauled it toward space.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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After Ruby’s arrest, Kevin, who had been separated from his wife for a year, filed for divorce and began seeking to regain custody of his four children.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The prosecution’s most important piece of evidence is a DNA sample taken from a knife sheath left at the crime scene.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Fans may have noticed that Garten always stores her knives in her knife block with the blades facing upward, rather than downward, as most of us do.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Even on past rainy days, locals say, the skies seem to part for the parade itself, and resume after the festivities.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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Her hair was parted to one side in loose waves, displaying her silver teardrop earrings.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Step 1: Remove Solids Use a spoon to remove the turmeric or the food containing turmeric.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2025
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Add the wine, turn up the heat, stir and scrape with a wooden spoon to deglaze the pan deposits, and simmer until the liquid reduces by about half, 3 to 5 minutes.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For decades afterward and until the advent of internet telephony, Druze families divided by the armistice lines who wanted to communicate with one another did so via megaphone in an area that came to be known as Shouting Hill.—
Uriel Heilman,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Primary care has long been associated with the image of a busy doctor, divided between patients and the administrative grind.—
Stephen Wunker,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Season with ¼ teaspoon to 1 teaspoon (or 3 fat pinches) of kosher salt and crank your pepper mill at least five times.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Combine 1 quart of warm water, ½ teaspoon of dishwashing detergent, and 1 tablespoon of white vinegar.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Shanghai, Shenzhen, and the STAR Board diverged to close -0.80%, -0.82%, and +0.26%, respectively, on volume down -8.9% from yesterday, which is 166% of the 1-year average.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The problems began when Washington and Stalin diverged on how far into Europe and Asia Moscow’s legitimate sphere of influence should extend.—
Sergey Radchenko,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Soulmate Instead Reason Barista Wouldn't Make Woman's Coffee Order Goes Viral Hearts Melt Over Puppy Meeting Brother for the First Time vs 24 Hours Later Awe as Footage Reveals Golden Retriever's Adorable New Hobby Parmesan cheese has around 76mg of salt per tablespoon.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Divide batter evenly among prepared wells (about 5 tablespoons each).—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Fork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fork. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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