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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John Hodgman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Cattani fired his Taser, but Louther pulled the prongs from his body and kept moving toward the officers, with Humpf then firing two shots, hitting the suspect in the chest, James said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
The solutions, according to the Bay Area Equity Atlas report and Price’s work, have to be multi-pronged in order to really tackle the problems of housing affordability.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2019
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Noun
Sue insists on putting the forks in prongs up.
—John Hodgman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Cattani fired his Taser, but Louther pulled the prongs from his body and kept moving toward the officers, with Humpf then firing two shots, hitting the suspect in the chest, James said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
Longer prongs diffuse less heat on your hair, providing softer curl definition.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
The solutions, according to the Bay Area Equity Atlas report and Price’s work, have to be multi-pronged in order to really tackle the problems of housing affordability.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2019
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“Prong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prong. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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