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forking

NOUN

divarication

Synonyms

STRONG

contrast disagreement discrepancy disparateness disparity dissimilarity dissimilitude distinction divergence divergency diversity fork separation unlikeness

WEAK

discrepance divaricating incomparability

Antonyms

STRONG

agreement equality harmony likeness sameness similarity uniformity

NOUN

ramification

Synonyms

STRONGEST

complication consequence upshot

STRONG

bifurcation branch branching breaking divarication division excrescence extension offshoot outgrowth partition radiation result sequel subdivision

WEAK

subdividing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cause origin source

STRONG

juncture union unity whole

Example Sentences

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And they could only leave after forking out a toll for safe passage.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

A borrower paying “in kind” accumulates unpaid interest by adding it to the amount of debt it owes or converting it to equity rather than forking over cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The donors who’ve been forking it over are questioning whether Cornyn has plateaued.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

Henry-Halabi agreed to pay $400 a month, forking over essentially all of the money she was making at the time.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025

I found myself forking over a twenty, and then another in a few days.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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