PRONGED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of pronged

as in barbed

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verb

past tense of prong

as in perforated

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Adjective

This has always been a two-pronged answer, made possible by a single offseason move. — Sam McDowell 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 The multi-pronged initiative would hinge on the creation of a hospital referral program that would connect medical institutions with museums. — News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2026 The Formation’s positioning is multi-pronged, but the three main pillars support a platform that is taking shape as a global community, an event business and professional network for women who love Formula 1. — Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 When hunting species like sunfish, orcas typically rely on a three-pronged strategy. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pronged

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Adjective

There are plenty of Ostalgie museums in today’s united Germany, furnished with memorabilia of the German Democratic Republic, from twigs of barbed wire to Trabant gearboxes.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
Across the lot in an unused patch of pavement, pops of bright orange and yellow reach skyward toward the imposing barbed wire that’s laced atop metal security bars.

— Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of barbed

Verb

Eschewing the classic perforated upper, the styles modeled by Grace include the Unfurgettable Vegan Suede and Vegan Suede Quilted clogs, which are lined with faux fur but can still be decorated with Jibbitz along the backstrap.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
When the sun hits Ferm Living’s perforated Dapple chairs at just the right angle, light supposedly scatters through the steel seat in an artistic way, letting a relaxed tranquility wash over your outdoor patio.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of perforated

Adjective

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.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 June 2026
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

Definition of spiky

Verb

Director James Marcus Haney crafts a propulsive portrait of Ukrainian youth living on a knife’s edge, denied the certainty of a future in a brutal war of aggression thrust upon them by Russia.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
Born in Kansas City on March 30 at Children’s Mercy Hospital, Drajten, at 8 pounds, entered the world with a hole in his diaphragm, one that caused his stomach to be thrust up near his lungs, pushing his tiny heart to one side.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of thrust

Verb

Trump has repeatedly attacked mail-in voting, falsely claiming it's riddled with fraud, despite having voted by mail himself.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Soon, an Israeli checkpoint comes into view, where soldiers stand watch from the balconies of homes riddled with shrapnel.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of riddled

Adjective

Late-summer and early fall weeds typically feature fingerlike grass spikes, papery composite daisylike heads, or dense, spiked seed clusters.

— Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Yields on the 10-year note spiked 11 basis points during the previous session to their highest level since October 2023.

— Lee Ying Shan,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of spiked

Verb

After the Giants punched their ticket by sweeping two games from the Ports, Haines confirmed that Flora would take the ball one more time in next week’s best-of-3 series against Lake Elsinore.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
In this case, that means getting a shiner to look like he’s been punched while Kirk tweaks the sensors just enough to put the recovered La’an on the trail of the wrong Kirk.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

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