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Recent Examples of pronged
Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
While the show has always been a multi-pronged satire of Hollywood and social media, this season’s political storylines will surely hit a bit different (see trailer below).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Sons notes that employing a few of these ideas as part of a multi-pronged strategy is your best bet.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026
In a memo late Friday to the City Council, City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert outlined a multi-pronged plan that pairs public input with real estate analysis and new cost estimates, as officials look to narrow their options.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The instrument has been around since the 1700s, but Pure Frequencies is working to turn a two-pronged bar into a daily self-care ritual.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
While the show has always been a multi-pronged satire of Hollywood and social media, this season’s political storylines will surely hit a bit different (see trailer below).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Sons notes that employing a few of these ideas as part of a multi-pronged strategy is your best bet.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026
In a memo late Friday to the City Council, City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert outlined a multi-pronged plan that pairs public input with real estate analysis and new cost estimates, as officials look to narrow their options.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 4 Apr. 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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Cámara uses a HexClad grill pan, evenly perforated with small round holes, to char her homegrown chiles, tomatoes, and aromatics for salsas.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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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
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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Its international airport — which only recently reopened — has the remains of propeller planes carelessly tossed to the side of the runway, their bodies riddled with bullet holes and their wings askew.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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People demand consistent application of laws that are riddled with subjective anomalies, then bemoan a lack of common sense whenever an official dares to interpret a rule too literally.—
Graham Scott,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Charges say that's when the suspect punched the victim on the left side of his face with a closed fist.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Police say Martinez punched the man in the face, pulled him to the ground and continued to hit him, knocking the victim unconscious.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Pronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronged. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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