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Recent Examples of tine
Use the tines of the fork to gently but firmly scrape the outermost layer of the lemon.
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Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
Beyond which hand holds what and which direction tines are turned, some questionable table habits definitely will be noticed.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Multipurpose cleaners, on the other hand, have a variety of bristles, tines, scrapers, and tapered tips to dislodge hair and buildup from brushes and combs.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2025
Cut into serving size rectangles. 12: To plate, poke each serving of cake with the tines of a fork and then dip-soak in the tres leches mixture until cake absorbs liquid.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
Beyond which hand holds what and which direction tines are turned, some questionable table habits definitely will be noticed.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Multipurpose cleaners, on the other hand, have a variety of bristles, tines, scrapers, and tapered tips to dislodge hair and buildup from brushes and combs.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2025
Cut into serving size rectangles. 12: To plate, poke each serving of cake with the tines of a fork and then dip-soak in the tres leches mixture until cake absorbs liquid.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tine
prong
Noun
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Three-prong martini settings introduce another refined option.—
Malana VanTayler,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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The 65-watt unit has space for two, three-prong plugs, two standard USBs, and three USB-C cords.—
Kelsey Borovinsky,
Architectural Digest,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Tine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tine. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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