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Recent Examples of pronged
Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Trump’s order was part of a multi-pronged effort to weaken public broadcasting in the United States.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
The Department of Health’s changes to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program are three-pronged.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Mahan’s campaign website lays out a multi-pronged approach to ensuring affordable housing in the state, including through capping fees and taxes on new infill housing and addressing permitting delays.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
But a three-pronged approach including chemotherapy and immunotherapy appears to be even more effective, according to findings from researchers at UC San Diego and Sanford Burnham Prebys in La Jolla.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Trump’s order was part of a multi-pronged effort to weaken public broadcasting in the United States.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
The Department of Health’s changes to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program are three-pronged.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Mahan’s campaign website lays out a multi-pronged approach to ensuring affordable housing in the state, including through capping fees and taxes on new infill housing and addressing permitting delays.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronged
Adjective
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Nyuyen’s compound was surrounded by a 12-ft wall of barbed wire and guard posts.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
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Tangled pieces of barbed wire, reams of rubble and fallen concrete scarred the skyline in Karaj, western Iran, on Friday, after the US military bombed a major new bridge under construction.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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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
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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Glover, for instance, was particularly captivated by the jagged topography along the moon’s terminator, the dividing line between its illuminated side and the side cloaked in darkness.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
7 Apr. 2026
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Outside the window were snippets of jagged peaks.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Prices for the goods and services Americans use the most spiked higher in March as the war in Iran unfolded.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Inflation rose three times faster in March than the previous month as the war in Iran spiked fuel prices, the Labor Department reported Friday, providing the government’s first look at the conflict’s economic effects.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 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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The rules are riddled with conditional exemptions that even experienced attorneys struggle to interpret.—
Tom Manzo,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Harper, an archeologist, said the area has an unusually high water table and is riddled with natural springs.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The pair were arguing when the passenger punched the victim in the face, splitting his lip, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Until Levee, punched once too often, punches back.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Pronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronged. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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