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Recent Examples of prong
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
When on a ladder, use a four-prong garden tool in a plowing motion to push leaves out of gutters.
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Emerson Latham,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
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.
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Sam MacHkovech,
Ars Technica,
19 Sep. 2018
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Noun
The book satisfied the second prong.
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Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
When on a ladder, use a four-prong garden tool in a plowing motion to push leaves out of gutters.
—
Emerson Latham,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 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.
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prong
Noun
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It is also used like a rake, except that the goal is to dig down with the tines to pull up thatch and remove it.
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Trim edges if needed; seal edges by pressing with the tines of a fork.
Verb
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This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).
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Don't let your hips drop or pike up; pull your belly button up toward your spine and push the floor away from you with your hands.
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There were injuries this time, with some students bayoneted for not retreating.
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And anyway, always better to be bitten by a stingray than bayoneted.
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It’s also perforated to promote airflow underfoot, therefore keeping feet cool in hot temperatures, and the mesh upper also has plenty of ventilation for heat to escape.
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The best styles to scoop up have perforated details for airflow and are made of lightweight materials like canvas to keep your feet cool and comfy.
Verb
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The inventor, Bud Wilcox, wanted to reduce the number of painful finger pricks his grandson faced each day.
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Nearly 40 minutes passed before help for a size (that technology has already pricked my appetite for) arrived.
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You were thrust into the spotlight at such a young age.
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Not far from the arsenal monument, however, rests someone whose life from that time has just been thrust back into focus.
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Then Kekere-Ekun will quill piece by piece using colored paper, ribbons and parts of canvases before it's eventually completed.
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Visitors can view a variety of media including textiles—such as Navajo artist D.Y. Begay’s Southwest landscape painting on wool—beadwork, sculpture, photography, film and even clothing attire such as beaded and quilled Louboutin shoes.
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“Prong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prong. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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