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Recent Examples of pronged
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
And that is a multi-pronged issue that includes executing on every single puck touch despite being under intense pressure, on making decisions under that pressure, and on thinking in the future.
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Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
His unlikely stroll down a sidewalk stirred the neighborhood into a tizzy and set in motion a multi-pronged effort to find his owners.
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Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
18 May 2026
Public education funding in Florida operates through a two-pronged system.
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Maxine Ann-Marie Lewers,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Adjective
The popularity of mini cones is three-pronged.
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Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
And that is a multi-pronged issue that includes executing on every single puck touch despite being under intense pressure, on making decisions under that pressure, and on thinking in the future.
—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
His unlikely stroll down a sidewalk stirred the neighborhood into a tizzy and set in motion a multi-pronged effort to find his owners.
—
Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
18 May 2026
Public education funding in Florida operates through a two-pronged system.
—
Maxine Ann-Marie Lewers,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronged
Adjective
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Devil's Rope Museum in McLean, Texas Roughly an hour's drive from Amarillo, the Devil's Rope Museum is an interesting stop, with exhibits dedicated to the history of Route 66 in Texas, as well as the importance of barbed wire and its impact on the American West.
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Johnson was initially refused entry, but got inside by using a set of stairs to hop a barbed wire fence, prosecutors said.
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The mesh upper features perforated pockets that allow air to get into the shoe to prevent your feet from overheating no matter what the weather outside is looking like.
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Millie's bowels then perforated before she was born, causing her stomach to swell.
Adjective
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Still, even with the Justice Department approving the WBD merger late last week without any concessions, the Paramount Skydance’s CEO’s happy face masked some spikey obstacles to the merger from overseas and in state houses over Ellison’s strategic bear hug with the ex-Apprentice host.
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Other diamonds have spikier settings resembling thorns.
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When a mysterious egg hatches during a mission and the baby imprints on Ken, he's thrust into the role of parenting a newborn Gigantron.
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Because the preliminary Iran deal leaves key details unresolved, further negotiations virtually ensure the agreement remains in flux through the election season — potentially thrusting the talks into the center of the presidential primary campaign.
Adjective
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Across Washington and Oregon, jagged walls of blackberry brambles choke out nearly every hiking trail, highway shoulder, and vacant lot in the region.
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Why does Orange County have so many families living on the jagged edges of the local economy?
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Similarly, a financial report that looks great but is riddled with errors won't cut it.
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The internet is awash with jokes about the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, which is now riddled with algae.
Adjective
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The musician finished off her look with matching red opera gloves, a black spiked choker, and black ribbon wound around her arm.
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The spiked caramel sauce makes this bread pudding truly spectacular.
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Algeria turned up the pressure in the second half and had multiple shots on goal that Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila punched away, but a corner kick in the 69th minute proved to be the Jordanian keeper’s kryptonite.
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At least in comparison to Gragson being punched by Ross Chastain at the Kansas Speedway three years ago.
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“Pronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronged. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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