as in to part
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
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Titian painted Saint Lawrence—a third-century church deacon who was slow-roasted for defying Roman authorities—bound to a palette over a sizzling fire, while a man thrusts a long, forked skewer into his torso.
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Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
CBS News,
18 June 2026
While developers deployed an emergency hard fork by June 3 to patch the code, the financial damage was immediate, wiping out nearly 50% of ZEC's market value.
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Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Verb
In one video clip, an elderly couple could be seen forking out the remnants of their flat, where the window facade was completely shattered.
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Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Titian painted Saint Lawrence—a third-century church deacon who was slow-roasted for defying Roman authorities—bound to a palette over a sizzling fire, while a man thrusts a long, forked skewer into his torso.
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Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
Noun
California Agriculture Museum The museum's tractor and farm-equipment collection highlights California's farm-to-fork history.
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CBS News,
18 June 2026
While developers deployed an emergency hard fork by June 3 to patch the code, the financial damage was immediate, wiping out nearly 50% of ZEC's market value.
—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fork
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Your father strides into the dining room, harried, shiny black hair parted to one side, his fingers buttoning the cuffs of his starched white collared shirt.
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The series recently parted ways with creator Chad Feehan.
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There is an art to cutting a cantaloupe, which starts long before grabbing the knife and cutting board.
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Excavations also revealed pits containing pottery, bones and a symbolic flint knife, suggesting the area may have hosted ceremonial gatherings long before Stonehenge became the iconic monument seen today.
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By 58% to 42%, those surveyed said Americans were mostly separated by different values, not bound by shared ones.
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De la Espriella strikes reassuring tone With only a few hundred thousand votes separating the two candidates, De la Espriella used his victory speech to try to calm his critics.
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The little gold applicator spoon makes every swipe feel just a bit fancier.
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Scoop out the seeds with a spoon.
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Lombardo has taken healthcare stances in his first term that diverge from the typical Republican playbook.
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Executive vice president of basketball operations Bryson Graham has given no indication that the Bulls will look to diverge from this top four, which means the Bulls will land the final member of this group on Tuesday.
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Add 1 cup Bloody Mary mix, water and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt.
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Add 1 teaspoon of liquid dish soap.
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Looking along party lines, Republicans are closely divided on AI, as 38% expect a positive impact on the economy and 40% expecting a negative impact.
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Tens of thousands of North Koreans have fled to South Korea since the peninsula was divided by war in the 1950s.
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Keep the punch virgin, or add a tablespoon of vodka, gin, or bourbon to each glass.
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Potted plants get 1 tablespoon for every 4 inches of container diameter.
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“Fork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fork. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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