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Recent Examples of prong
Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Now, gasoline prices are dragging down the lower prong of the K, too.
—Greg Iacurci,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 17 Mar. 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.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2018
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Noun
And since the posts couldn't be official city statements, neither prong was met, Santaella said.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Now, gasoline prices are dragging down the lower prong of the K, too.
—Greg Iacurci,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 17 Mar. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prong
Noun
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Each set comes with three tools—a trowel, a tine fork, and a weeder.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Dock the bottom of the crust, piercing it a few times with the tines of a fork.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
15 Sep. 2023
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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.—
Mallory Creveling,
Health,
3 Sep. 2023
Verb
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There were injuries this time, with some students bayoneted for not retreating.—
Paula Schleis,
cincinnati.com,
2 May 2020
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And anyway, always better to be bitten by a stingray than bayoneted.—
Erik Heinrich,
BostonGlobe.com,
16 May 2018
Verb
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Cámara uses a HexClad grill pan, evenly perforated with small round holes, to char her homegrown chiles, tomatoes, and aromatics for salsas.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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This six-piece bathroom accessory set is very handsome (thank you, Sarah Sherman Samuel), with a travertine base and perforated detailing to level up the sophistication.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The inventor, Bud Wilcox, wanted to reduce the number of painful finger pricks his grandson faced each day.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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Nearly 40 minutes passed before help for a size (that technology has already pricked my appetite for) arrived.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The long-running series is enjoying its latest act on Netflix after previously airing on Fox and USA, tantalizing viewers by thrusting four couples due for a reckoning into an exotic locale overflowing with sultry singles whose only goal is to flirt.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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On the witness stand, Shandelle thrust her head back, demonstrating how Braddy’s hands gripped her throat.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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.—
CNN,
CNN,
2 Nov. 2022
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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.—
Lily Katzman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2020
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“Prong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prong. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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