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Definition of prong

as in tine

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Noun

In addition to a tray table, the seats come with a three-prong power outlet and USB charging port. — Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 Leading one prong of this movement was Georgeanne Brennan (who is also a longtime Bay Area News Group correspondent). — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

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 Few hardware manufacturers have convinced other game makers that their strange, proprietary chips—full of multi-pronged, work-in-tandem processors or cores—are worth those system-specific headaches. — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2018 See All Example Sentences for prong

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Noun

Foremost among Langley’s nine nods is her first-tine nomination for the CMAs’ top prize, entertainer of the year.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Use a rake with short straight tines to pull up thatch from small areas.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026

Definition of tine

Verb

While the gold seemed all-but hers, Andrade came up short on her second vault, a comparatively simple Lopez vault, piking down and stepping over the line to incur a neutral deduction.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023

Definition of pike

Verb

Of the 300,000 Chinese slaughtered by the Japanese Imperial Army during a six-week period, most were civilians who were were bayoneted, machine-gunned and burned alive.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
There were injuries this time, with some students bayoneted for not retreating.

— Paula Schleis, cincinnati.com, 2 May 2020

Definition of bayonet

Verb

Arches made of brick and perforated metal panels will be constructed near the sidewalks.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Eschewing the classic perforated upper, the styles modeled by Grace include the Unfurgettable Vegan Suede and Vegan Suede Quilted clogs, which are lined with faux fur but can still be decorated with Jibbitz along the backstrap.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of perforate

Verb

Davidson was thrust into a reality-TV world of prying paparazzi and untold media scrutiny.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
While William and Harry have so far declined to comment on their uncle’s book, Wharfe said there was an expectation that the 30-year anniversary of their mother’s death wold inevitably thrust her into the spotlight once again.

— Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of thrust

Verb

Then Kekere-Ekun will quill piece by piece using colored paper, ribbons and parts of canvases before it's eventually completed.

— CNN, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
For six weeks last summer the DC-8 and a pair of Twin Otters similarly quilled with atmospheric-sampling instruments flew through more than 100 different columns.

— Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020

Definition of quill

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