Thesaurus results for TINE

tine

noun

as in prong

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Recent Examples of tine And presuming this is a classic dishwasher silverware basket situation, those tines just aren’t going to get consistently clean when bunched up at the bottom. —

John Hodgman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Flatten each ball with the tines of a fork (or another decorative stamp or mold). —

Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2026 This allows any remaining moisture to be absorbed by the grains, which in turn leads to fluffy grains once broken up with the tines of a fork. —

Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 3 Feb. 2026 But in his defense, Paul always claimed that outfielder Charlie Spikes, the principal player going back to Cleveland, was the Yankees top prospect at the tine who just didn’t pan out. —

Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tine

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prong

Noun

The lower prong holds the knot.

— Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
The book satisfied the second prong.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026