FORKING (OVER, OUT, OR UP) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

forking (over, out, or up)

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Definition of forking (over, out, or up) next

present participle of fork (over, out, or up)

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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Carmen Mejia, who was declared innocent after spending more than 20 years behind bars for a wrongful conviction in a child's death in Texas, faces deportation to her native Honduras because her immigration status lapsed while she was incarcerated, her attorneys said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
At the time, several regional experts told me that top security and political figures inside the Iraqi Shiite militias and the Houthis were limiting their use of technology, using burner phones and spending minimal time online to prevent Israel from tracking them.

— Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 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 12 Mar. 2026.

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