as in to separate
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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as in knife
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Recent Examples of fork
Matt Lowe, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Here is how to add powdered beetroot to your beverages:
Begin with a small amount of beetroot powder (e.g., one-half teaspoon), gradually adding more powder as needed.
Use a whisk, blender, or fork to ensure your beverage is free of clumps.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2025
Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
For larger perennials, the extra leverage of a garden fork makes digging and lifting easier.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Although forking the foundational model stops further advances from being leveraged without retraining, our experience is that the performance gains after fine-tuning a model often outweigh the need for base model updates.
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After washing a grilling fork at the two-compartment sink located in meat preparatoin area, an employee placed the fork on the clean utensil storage rack without sanitizing it.
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The couple wed in Boca Raton, Fla., on Feb. 26, 2006, and had two sons, Benjamin, born in 2009, and Lincoln, born in 2010, before separating in 2012.—
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Davis was already separated from Freddie’s mother at the time.—
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Lala Kent is hoping to go back under the knife after noticing changes in her body following her second pregnancy.—
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From the tactical Swiss army knives like Jones, Phil Foden, Lewis-Skelly and James to the star players such as Bellingham and Kane, Tuchel has plenty to work with.—
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That's when glorious God gave Moses the power to part the water by raising his arm.—
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Jeffrey respected her wishes and the two parted for a summer.—
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Imagine searching for gold on a beach with just a spoon—slow, tedious, and overwhelming.—
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The Oreo shake, served with your choice of a spoon or a straw, was a nice dessert to top off our lunch.—
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The new retrospective is divided into seven chapters that showcase different thematic or formal aspects of Abercrombie’s career, including the miniatures and still lifes that are often overlooked.—
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Originally, Senate Republicans wanted to divide Trump’s agenda into two parts: pass the border and defense portions now and handle tax reform later in the year.—
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To make a single serving, use 1 to 2 teaspoons of powdered cinnamon in an infuser and pour boiling water over it in a cup.—
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The World Health Organization recommends no more than 5 grams per day, while the American Heart Association suggests only 2.3 grams, about 1 teaspoon.—
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In dueling lawsuits and PR missives, both sides offer scenarios that both overlap and diverge.—
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Young women and men appear to be diverging politically.—
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Remove from heat, and add 4 tablespoons of the butter; set aside.—
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One of my favorite ways to get fiber into my diet is to put a tablespoon of chia seeds in 30 ounces of water.—
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“Fork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fork. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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