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
Travelers forked over an average domestic airfare of about $475 in early 2025, the report said.
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Since 2003, when Florida’s budget was $54 billion and New York’s was $100 billion, the populations of the states have forked in opposite directions.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
For perspective, the most an NFL owner has paid in cash to facilitate a trade is $16 million; that’s what Houston Texans owner Janice McNair forked up to cover a part of Brock Osweiler’s salary in a 2017 trade with Cleveland.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Which brings us round to Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, who forked out $40 million (£29 million) for the film, the most ever paid for a documentary, and then spent a further $35 million (£25 million) marketing it.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Since 2003, when Florida’s budget was $54 billion and New York’s was $100 billion, the populations of the states have forked in opposite directions.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
For perspective, the most an NFL owner has paid in cash to facilitate a trade is $16 million; that’s what Houston Texans owner Janice McNair forked up to cover a part of Brock Osweiler’s salary in a 2017 trade with Cleveland.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Which brings us round to Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, who forked out $40 million (£29 million) for the film, the most ever paid for a documentary, and then spent a further $35 million (£25 million) marketing it.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forked
Verb
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Her blonde hair is parted to the side and frames her face.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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On Monday, The Times confirmed that the reality TV series parted ways with Montgomery.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Sonko and Faye had diverged on how to resolve the crisis, but the formation of a new government may clarify the path forward, Paul Melly, a consulting fellow at UK think tank Chatham House, told Semafor.—
Jenny Vaughan,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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In the aftermath of the pandemic, models diverged sharply.—
Dr. Peter Fotinos,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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They were separated at the time of the crash.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Months later, in January 2025, a girl, age 14 at the time, was assaulted after becoming separated from her friends, the CPS said.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
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When India was partitioned, Punjab was divided into two, leaving the Sikh community in economic distress with immense loss of land and wealth.—
Akash Pamarthy,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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The complication is that the trend has raced ahead of the research, and the research itself is divided.—
Allison Palmer
June 4,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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“Forked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forked. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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