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pronged

[ prawngd, prongd ]

adjective

  1. having prongs (often used in combination):

    a four-pronged fork.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of pronged1

First recorded in 1760–70; prong + -ed 3
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The prosecutor said Charron stabbed Sardinha twice in the chest, nearly sliced her nose off, and stabbed her in the head so hard it bent a pronged tomato knife he was using.

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Welsing says her office uses a three pronged approach to solving the problem of gun violence: prevention, intervention, and healing.

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“For us, the hazards are really two pronged,” Rodney Chai, the lead meteorologist with the Weather Service in Burlington, said early Wednesday.

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It's two pronged: people you love, and taking care of those relationships, which requires work and intentionality and thoughtfulness and communication.

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Hobbled by a knee problem, Francis leaned on a walking stick with a pronged support base to inch forward for a better view of the crowd below.

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