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 emphasis then was multipronged: end segregation, strengthen voting rights, improve public education, ensure fair wages and civil rights. Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 27 Aug. 2023 New York Giants – Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi State If Big Blue hopes to have an answer for the multipronged passing attacks of the Eagles and Cowboys, then the secondary will require an upgrade at cornerback opposite Adoree' Jackson. Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023 If women’s rap had been confined by the commercial impulse to treat it as a sideshow, then this new wave of artists presents a kind of revenge for the years of trash talk and diminishment — a multipronged retaliation characterized by unmitigated glee. Niela Orr, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023 That’s why so far the RECOVER initiative has tracked 24,000 patients in observational studies to help define the most common and burdensome symptoms –- findings that now are shaping multipronged treatment trials. Lauran Neergaard, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023 That's why so far the RECOVER initiative has tracked 24,000 patients in observational studies to help define the most common and burdensome symptoms — findings that now are shaping multipronged treatment trials. Time, 1 Aug. 2023 In May, New York Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a multipronged anti-shoplifting program. Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2023 Those multipronged efforts have given rise to discussions about a multinational initiative to restrict Western technology exports to China. Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 2 Feb. 2023 Teams, or at least the good ones, started to pick up the pace, implementing a more freewheeling style with a multipronged offense. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023 See More

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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 4 Oct. 2023.

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