as in parts
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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Noun
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Remove the marrow from the bones with marrow spoons or butter knives.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
29 Aug. 2025 -
There were rarely more than three or four casts between strikes and there were places along the shore, where snags lay thick or grass beds provided cover, that sent a fish out to each cast as surely as the spoons touched the water.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Every once in a while, Only Murders in the Building will shake things up with a one-off episode that diverges from the show’s usual style.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Cynthia’s vision diverges sharply from industry norms.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The bloody corridors are filled with screeching buzzsaws, slashing knives and earlier victims hanging on meat hooks.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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The device is suitable for sharpening most straight-edge knives.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That’s what separates him from most.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Gentle sonication then separates the layers into stable nanosheets.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While skillet heats, sprinkle pork chops evenly with 1 1/2 teaspoons of the salt and 3/4 teaspoon of the pepper.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
20 Aug. 2025
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Add one and a half teaspoons of sugar or half a teaspoon of salt for each cup of whole eggs.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
10 Dec. 2024
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“Forks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forks. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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