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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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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
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The fuzzy-looking crawlers can cause irritation and a rash to anyone whose skin comes in direct contact with the barbed hairs that cover the caterpillar.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 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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The green Rio Grande rests like a ribbon in the jaws of jagged canyons.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The first was a gentle bell curve; the second was a jagged line, with two sharp peaks—one on the left, the other on the right.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Tired of spiked gumballs in your yard?—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
4 Apr. 2026
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Many of the men were beheaded and women captured; Umar ibn Sa’d marched the spiked heads and shackled women through various towns on the way back to Caliph Yazid in Damascus to deter further protest.—
Mary Thurlkill,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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She is thrust into an extraordinary journey that will take her all the way to the surface, accompanied by her colorful, loyal and unlikely companions.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Alongside her colorful and loyal — yet unlikely — companions, Ally is thrust into an extraordinary journey that will take her all the way to the surface.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 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 10 Apr. 2026.
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