as in parted
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 forked
The channel forked into a series of smaller canals, each branching farther or looping around islets or petering out into dead ends.
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Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forked
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Thielen spent the first nine years of his career with the Vikings before the team parted company with him in order to gain flexibility with the salary cap.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Justin, who joined Tooter on Friday at Broward General, noticed the jungle of trees was strangely parted alongside the concrete wall about a mile west of Interstate 95.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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The theory diverged from the dominant, century-long view that evolution adhered to a slow, steady pace of Darwinian gradualism, in which species incrementally and almost imperceptibly developed into new ones.—
Jake Buehler,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Aug. 2025
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Mingling and interbreeding Modern humans and Neanderthals share an ancestor that originated in Africa, but the two lineages diverged at least 500,000 years ago.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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Though, with modular parts, the arms and seats can be separated to make moving easier.—
Zoë Sessums,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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The two, who share three children, separated in July 2021 and finalized their divorce in September 2022.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The resort is divided into domestic and international zones.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Choose the Right Varieties Garlic is divided into two main categories, and there are numerous cultivars of each type to choose from.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Forked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forked. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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