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Recent Examples of tine
Tuck the overhang under, then seal the top crust to the bottom crust by pressing gently all along the edges with the tines of a fork.
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Ellen Gray, Saveur, 15 May 2025
As a result, the tine on the opposite side that roughly correlates is thus an unmatched non-symmetry point and is therefore an abnormal point.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2025
Plug aerators remove uniform pieces of soil with hollow tines.
—Kate Puhala, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025
The antlers were huge, and the tines were almost white.
—Jeffrey A. Brunk, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2025
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Ellen Gray, Saveur, 15 May 2025
As a result, the tine on the opposite side that roughly correlates is thus an unmatched non-symmetry point and is therefore an abnormal point.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2025
Plug aerators remove uniform pieces of soil with hollow tines.
—Kate Puhala, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025
The antlers were huge, and the tines were almost white.
—Jeffrey A. Brunk, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tine
prong
Noun
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Trump’s team alleges that this constitutes a violation of Texas’ consumer protection law covering deceptive advertising and the unfair competition prong of the Lanham Act, a trademark law.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2025
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The dental floss comes in the form of a standard floss pick, with the string stretched across two prongs that extend from a plastic handle.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Tine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tine. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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