multipronged

adjective mul·ti·pronged \ -ˈprȯŋd \

Updated on: 22 Apr 2018

Definition of multipronged

1 : having several distinct aspects or elements

a multipronged attack

2 : having several prongs

Recent Examples of multipronged from the Web

So the Tigers went to a multipronged approach to putting the ball in the net.

— edward lee, baltimoresun.com, "Nine different scorers propel Towson men’s lacrosse to 17-9 victory over Drexel," 7 Apr. 2018
Not only were both rulings narrow and technical, the Supreme Court also created a convoluted, multipronged test to decide Contract Clause cases.

— james w. ely jr. and, WSJ, "The Supreme Court’s Chance to Rebuild a ‘Constitutional Bulwark’," 18 Mar. 2018
At a news conference in U.N. Plaza, which for years has been a backdrop the city’s homelessness and open-air drug use problems, Leno laid out a multipronged approach that begins with keeping at-risk people housed.

— dominic fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle, "SF mayoral candidate Mark Leno has plan to end homeless problem by 2020," 16 Mar. 2018
Twitter's position is dramatically different from that of Facebook, which has embarked on a multipronged effort to crack down on fake news.

— the washington post, OregonLive.com, "Twitter executive on fake news: 'We are not the arbiters of truth'," 8 Feb. 2018
Maybe that multipronged subject will be the first excellent documentary about Chicago dining.

— michael phillips, chicagotribune.com, "What's missing from films about the Chicago restaurant scene?," 25 Jan. 2018
The multipronged attack, punctuated by a heated appearance on a Sunday talk show by a top White House adviser who was once a close ally of Mr. Bannon, was a sign of how the White House has been reeling from the allegations.

— jeremy w. peters and michael tackett, New York Times, "Bannon Tries Backing Away From Explosive Comments," 7 Jan. 2018
Helgren said, adding that the county deployed a multipronged approach to reach residents.

— joaquin palomino, San Francisco Chronicle, "Alerts reached few in Sonoma County in early hours of Wine Country fires," 6 Jan. 2018
Beginning next week, the city will launch a multipronged strategy spreading the word to the homeless community about what services are available to them, including signs below the freeway informing people how to get food, shelter and health care.

— nicholas deshais, The Seattle Times, "Spokane puts boulders under I-90 to keep homeless from camping there," 1 Sep. 2017

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