1
: having a usually specified number of prongs
—usually used in combination
a 3-pronged fork
2
: having a usually specified number of parts or approaches
a 2-pronged strategy
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Oversized morsels are primarily intended to be skewered through the middle, say, with a lengthy stick or pronged instrument with an extended handle.
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Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The one tool Clarke recommends most is the multi-use cheese knife recognizable for the holes in its blade, which usually comes with a pronged tip.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
That's why this pronged device will become your new kitchen assistant.
—Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
We’ve been asked to be gentle and diligent with these giant, pronged implements.
—Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023
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Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The one tool Clarke recommends most is the multi-use cheese knife recognizable for the holes in its blade, which usually comes with a pronged tip.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
That's why this pronged device will become your new kitchen assistant.
—Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
We’ve been asked to be gentle and diligent with these giant, pronged implements.
—Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023
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“Pronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronged. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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