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forks (over, out, or up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of fork (over, out, or up)
as in pays
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forks (over, out, or up)
  1. pays
  2. spends
  3. gives
Verb
  • Giu pays Father Joe a visit and gets infected with the same virus after being lured into the confession box.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In her 2015 memoir, Steinem recounts her dynamic, nomadic career as a writer and activist, and pays vivid homage to the people, places, and conversations that shaped her.
    — Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of pays
Verb
  • Not wanting to rile his union boss, Willett spends the rest of that day at home in Bayville, Long Island, staring at the TV.
    — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Morris now spends about 70% of his time on data center projects.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of spends
Verb
  • What gives me pause are injuries and the lack of good offensive linemen.
    — Adam Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Check fraud has been around for ages, but modern tech gives fraudsters new and more powerful tools.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of gives
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“Forks (over, out, or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forks%20%28over%2C%20out%2C%20or%20up%29. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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