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verb

past tense of prong

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pronged
Adjective
Zeb takes a four-pronged approach when looking at AI startups. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025 On Tuesday, Target launched a four-pronged approach to its holiday shopping experience. Roxana Popescu, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025 This multi-pronged approach to celebrating all aspects of automotive has made Monterey Car Week the global go-to automotive event of the year. Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Filosa said the company has taken a two-pronged solution to the problem. Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pronged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronged
Adjective
  • There are no spools of barbed wire atop its fences or looming guard towers to announce its purpose.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The pair have traded many barbed comments since Khan was elected to lead London in 2016 — Khan strongly criticized the president the same year for pledging a travel ban on a number of majority-Muslim countries, which was enacted in 2017.
    Patrick Smith, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Specialty liners are perforated to allow for air to flow throughout the basket, which is what cooks and crisps food.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Priced at $7,950, the piece is crafted in 18K yellow gold in a box style font with a perforated back.
    Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • During his two-year spell in North London, Postecoglou also reveals the decidedly spikier side to his character.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • Jasmine petals, one of my favorite floral notes, is given a spikier edge alongside Australian pink pepper, while raspberry and spun sugar add a pleasing sweetness without being too much.
    Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Along the way, Juano offered bits of mountaineering history and recounted legendary first ascents of the jagged peaks surrounding us.
    Scott Yorko, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Karst formations, a porous rock, stick out as jagged protrusions in between lush forest and provide plenty of places for small creatures to hide.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Autumn welcomes chilly-weather classics like the hot toddy and spiked hot chocolate.
    Essence, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
  • No spiked iPads or fiery exchanges with his head coach.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Scientists thought these spiky bits might be spiny scales, like those found on the bodies of rays and sharks.
    Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Residents in Fort Collins, Colorado, have been reporting sightings of wild rabbits with tentacle-like, black spiny growths around their mouths and faces, according to the local news station WFSB.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Accusations that the president is being bigoted with his video posts come weeks after issues around respect between political rivals and free speech were thrust into the spotlight by the assassination of conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder and CEO Charlie Kirk on September 10.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That change has been accelerated by the advent of social media, which has thrust designers into a bigger arena, said Linda Fargo, senior vice president of fashion at Bergdorf Goodman.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Even as more mainstream financial institutions increase their crypto ties, cryptocurrencies continue to be riddled with fraud on their customers and shaken by price volatility.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Unfortunately, the law that enshrines this principle—the Posse Comitatus Act—is riddled with loopholes.
    Elizabeth Goitein, Time, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Pronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronged. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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