multipronged

adjective

mul·​ti·​pronged ˌməl-tē-ˈprȯŋd How to pronounce multipronged (audio)
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1
: having several distinct aspects or elements
a multipronged attack
2
: having several prongs

Examples of multipronged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The nonprofit takes a multipronged approach to conservation, partnering with safari operators such as Robin Pope Safaris and the Bushcamp Company to collect data and better manage habitats, as well as training a new generation of conservationists within Zambia. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024 Novorossiya encompasses the Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Odessa, and Zaporizhzhia—that is, Ukraine’s entire east and south—and Russia’s invasion plans featured a massive multipronged attack designed to capture these territories. Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024 To achieve this vision, organizations need to take a multipronged approach that addresses the full talent management process—including the identification of leadership needs, skills assessment, succession planning, employee rewards, internal talent development and more. Dr. Tracy Cocivera, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 For much of the past five months, Russia’s strategy was to conduct multipronged attacks to deplete and exhaust Ukrainian forces along the frontline. Dara Massicot, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2024 By developing a multipronged supply chain strategy that controls the demand and stamps out the supply. Christopher Tang and Thomas Choi, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2024 Experience managing a team of journalists or a complicated multipronged reporting project. Talia Buford, ProPublica, 23 Jan. 2024 The approach has to be multipronged, and mainly focus on how there just isn’t enough space in the world. Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023 Israel had intelligence—which the U.S. deemed unreliable—that Hezbollah attackers were preparing to cross the border as part of a multipronged attack, pushing some of Israel’s more hawkish officials to the brink, officials said. Vivian Salama, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of multipronged was in 1953

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“Multipronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multipronged. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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