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Recent Examples of pronged
Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
Try a multi-pronged approach with moisturizer or other deep hydrators like hyaluronic acid in addition to brushing.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
The nationâs high court in October rejected another bid in Maxwellâs multi-pronged effort, refusing to hear an appeal that argued she should have been protected from prosecution based on the sweetheart deal the feds afforded Epstein in 2008 that shielded some of his co-conspirators.
—Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Rebel Wilson is speaking out about the multi-pronged legal proceedings that have marred her directorial debut, the comedy musical The Deb, by controversy.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Established under the Indian production giant and the Amsterdam innovation platform’s Future Forward Factory effort, the double-pronged initiative was chiefly funded by the H&M Foundation to help manufacturers achieve near-net-zero operations.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
Try a multi-pronged approach with moisturizer or other deep hydrators like hyaluronic acid in addition to brushing.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
The nationâs high court in October rejected another bid in Maxwellâs multi-pronged effort, refusing to hear an appeal that argued she should have been protected from prosecution based on the sweetheart deal the feds afforded Epstein in 2008 that shielded some of his co-conspirators.
—Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Rebel Wilson is speaking out about the multi-pronged legal proceedings that have marred her directorial debut, the comedy musical The Deb, by controversy.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronged
Adjective
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Half of my drawing was in black and white, showing a woman walking away from barbed wire and a prison tower.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Who knew barbed wire could be so interesting?—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For the separator, small pieces of PET were flattened and carefully perforated with hot needles.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The bullet that hit Tarnor in the chest perforated a rib, the upper lobe of both lungs and the right atrium of his heart.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Some are silky, some are spikey, and some — like the one worn by stately maidservant Hero, played by Emma Corrin — look like handkerchiefs delicately dropped from a great height onto the head of its wearer.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
5 Dec. 2025
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The tool features a base and lid designed with sharp, spikey teeth to effortlessly shred through pieces of chicken in seconds.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
28 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Rose now realizes the smeared, dark, jagged edges are an abstract human.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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All the shadows and jagged angles evoke German Expressionism, distorting Ronnie’s confrontation into something both surreal and terrifyingly recognizable.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Weiss had other, more granular concerns about Sunday’s spiked segment as well, Semafor has learned.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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Large chains, spiked jewelry or spiked accessories.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
22 Dec. 2025
Verb
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He's rubbed elbows with corporate executives who are interested in Pennsylvania as a data center destination and thrust Pennsylvania into competition for billions of dollars being spent on manufacturing and artificial intelligence infrastructure.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Eventually, he was thrust into a starting safety role during the 2021 playoffs due to injury.—
Mike Kaye
January 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Just a few days earlier in California, a house that had been decorated with lights celebrating Chanukah was riddled with bullets, with the assailant having been heard to yell anti-Jewish epithets.—
Rabbi Steve Roth,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement Venezuela is home to the world’s largest oil reserves, but its oil industry has been hit by sanctions and riddled with problems from corruption to fires that have dramatically reduced its output.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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With a merciless 56-22 thumping of Oregon in the Peach Bowl, the Hoosiers punched their ticket to their first national championship game appearance in program history.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Jenkins brutally stomped and punched Coto, who was severely injured and put on life support.—
Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Pronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronged. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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