1
: fork
2
: a tine of a fork
3
: a slender pointed or projecting part: such as
a
: a fang of a tooth
b
: a point of an antler
4
: something resembling a prong
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
Donors, tax dollars plug holes Public media outlets are only one prong of an increasingly noncommercial local news system.
—Matthew Powers, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
Caitlin Kelley, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2019
Apparently, there's now a new twist on the classic shape, looking a little more modern with an oval center stone and spiky pronged diamonds surrounding it.
—Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 2 Aug. 2019
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Noun
In late August, Schuyler belatedly learned that Washington was preparing a second prong of attack, which would depart from Massachusetts and make its way north through the wilds of Maine and Quebec under Arnold’s command.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
Donors, tax dollars plug holes Public media outlets are only one prong of an increasingly noncommercial local news system.
—Matthew Powers, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
Verb
The chat reportedly suggested the members had strong ties to the police force, which then brought police corruption into the multi-pronged scandal.
—Caitlin Kelley, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2019
Apparently, there's now a new twist on the classic shape, looking a little more modern with an oval center stone and spiky pronged diamonds surrounding it.
—Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 2 Aug. 2019
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“Prong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prong. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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