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Recent Examples of pronged
Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
The re-enactments, which include bomb-making and transportation, as well as the three-pronged plan to escape, have a flavor that calls to mind ’70s heist and spy films, accompanied by Michael James Lee’s jaunty, genre-aping score.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Which leaves a two-pronged takeaway.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Specifically, Alioto sought to reimagine the magazine as a many-pronged vehicle for promising tastes—like those of regular contributors and critical heavies, Grace Byron and Greta Rainbow.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The Senate passed the House’s legislation Friday but only after removing the enrollment cap from the multi-pronged education bill.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
The re-enactments, which include bomb-making and transportation, as well as the three-pronged plan to escape, have a flavor that calls to mind ’70s heist and spy films, accompanied by Michael James Lee’s jaunty, genre-aping score.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Which leaves a two-pronged takeaway.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Specifically, Alioto sought to reimagine the magazine as a many-pronged vehicle for promising tastes—like those of regular contributors and critical heavies, Grace Byron and Greta Rainbow.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronged
Adjective
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Page used barbed wire wrapped around a chair to bust MJF open and hit a Deadeye through a table.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Have Faith Haiti, with its 30-foot-tall walls, barbed wire and guard towers, looks like a prison from the outside.—
Denise Schrier Cetta,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The silicon chip is perforated with rows of triangular holes—some 264 micrometers wide, others 99 µm in size.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Feb. 2026
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So too were perforated and extended earlobes, in older men and women hanging down well below their chins like fleshy rings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This will be a bumper quarter for oil and gas shareholders, who have always learned to stick it out through the doldrums for spikey periods like this.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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But a few things stick out as incorrect: The costume Diplo is wearing in the video does not match the actual, taller and spikier grassy costumes worn during the show.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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From Buffalo Grove, the district goes northwest on a jagged path through Mundelein, Fox Lake, and into McHenry County.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Rescuers said the conditions were treacherous, with deep drifting snow, jagged ice and extremely limited visibility that slowed efforts to reach the man.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Governor Wes Moore Republicans point out that the state approved a gas tax holiday in 2022 when Russia's war with Ukraine spiked prices, which received bipartisan support, including from Ferguson himself.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Iran war, now more than two weeks old, has faced low polling support among the public and spiked gas prices as Iran has throttled the Strait of Hormuz.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Getting modelling right under these conditions is essential to designing the engine for ignition timing, flame stability, and ultimately thrust output.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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House Bill 913 would thrust new three-month work requirements onto adult Medicaid expansion recipients to maintain their health care coverage — the maximum allowed under federal legislation passed last year to be enrolled in the program.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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That Avs team was coming off a Cup run and riddled with injuries, though.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Legislature has riddled them with more than a thousand exemptions.—
Martin Dyckman,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sherrie James, a Houston resident, told local news outlet KHOU 11 that a possible meteorite, remnants from the meteor that was spotted, punched a hole through her ceiling and landed in one of the upstairs bedrooms in her home.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The kick, from 30 yards out on the left side, was punched over the crossbar by Joshua keeper Maverick Ramsey.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Pronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronged. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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