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Recent Examples of prong
Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
That prong of the case is also under the appeals process at Georgia’s top court.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Nina Bahadur, SELF, 15 Sep. 2018
Google, which has been under fire for being one of the biggest enablers of fake news, is now fighting back with a new multi-pronged, $300 million plan to elevate quality journalism.
—Alyssa Newcomb /, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2018
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Noun
The prongs caught the inside of Perkins’ thigh, delivering painful electrical shock waves.
—Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
That prong of the case is also under the appeals process at Georgia’s top court.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
There’s no definitive diagnostic test for schizophrenia, so doctors will typically take a multi-pronged approach.
—Nina Bahadur, SELF, 15 Sep. 2018
Google, which has been under fire for being one of the biggest enablers of fake news, is now fighting back with a new multi-pronged, $300 million plan to elevate quality journalism.
—Alyssa Newcomb /, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2018
See all Example Sentences for prong
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prong
Noun
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Examples include kickers, stickers, drop tines, and other unique antler points.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
19 Dec. 2024
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Poke the top of each one once or twice with the tines of a fork to let steam out.—
Tribune Content Agency,
The Mercury News,
24 Sep. 2024
Verb
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There were injuries this time, with some students bayoneted for not retreating.—
Paula Schleis,
cincinnati.com,
2 May 2020
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And anyway, always better to be bitten by a stingray than bayoneted.—
Erik Heinrich,
BostonGlobe.com,
16 May 2018
Verb
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The synthetic palm is seamless for comfort and perforated for excellent ventilation.—
Josh Patterson,
Outside Online,
24 May 2023
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The front seats are immaculate with dozens of baseball-mitt-like brown leather panels perforated for heating and cooling.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Andrews pricks his finger 30 times a game to check his blood sugar and uses an insulin pump.—
Victor Mather,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Alessia was pricked with five IVs, and none of them worked.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Derrick White scored 17 and helped snuff out a third-quarter Knicks rally, and Luke Kornet, thrust into the starting lineup minutes before tipoff, turned in a 14-point, 12-rebound double-double with three blocks and one steal.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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Its 13 nods were the most for any movie and seemingly thrust it into prime position for the awards season’s final stretch — that is, until old tweets from the film’s star, Karla Sofía Gascón, resurfaced.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Then Kekere-Ekun will quill piece by piece using colored paper, ribbons and parts of canvases before it's eventually completed.—
CNN,
CNN,
2 Nov. 2022
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Visitors can view a variety of media including textiles—such as Navajo artist D.Y. Begay’s Southwest landscape painting on wool—beadwork, sculpture, photography, film and even clothing attire such as beaded and quilled Louboutin shoes.—
Lily Katzman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2020
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“Prong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prong. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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