Thesaurus results for TINE

tine

noun

as in prong

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Recent Examples of tine Bakers roll out the galetta dough, slick the surface with beef tallow or pork lard and then fold the mass in half, repeating the steps four or five times before cutting pieces into squares and poking the top with fork tines. —

Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2026 This is accomplished manually with a special thatch rake that features sharp, curved tines. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026 In the ad, a regular guy (Guy Fieri in a wig) interacts with Bosch's products and transforms into Guy Fieri. — Sarah Whitten Are goalposts modeled after forks missing their inner tines? —

Sarah Whitten,sara Salinas,sarah Jackson,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 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 second prong is direct investment from the Florida Legislature itself.

— Maxine Ann-Marie Lewers, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Hotel development also is emerging as a new prong in the city’s revitalization strategy, building on housing development efforts.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026