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noun

Definition of prongnext
as in tine

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verb

as in to pike

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Recent Examples of prong
Noun
Now, gasoline prices are also dragging down the lower prong of the K. — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 27 May 2026 The ring has a classic four-prong platinum mounting and is worth between $3-5 million. — Freya Drohan, InStyle, 30 June 2026
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
  1. tine
  2. pike
  3. bayonet
  4. perforate
  5. thrust
  6. quill
Noun
  • Use a rake with short straight tines to pull up thatch from small areas.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • It is also used like a rake, except that the goal is to dig down with the tines to pull up thatch and remove it.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 21 May 2026
Definition of tine
Verb
  • This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Don't let your hips drop or pike up; pull your belly button up toward your spine and push the floor away from you with your hands.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
Definition of pike
Verb
  • There were injuries this time, with some students bayoneted for not retreating.
    — Paula Schleis, cincinnati.com, 2 May 2020
  • And anyway, always better to be bitten by a stingray than bayoneted.
    — Erik Heinrich, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2018
Definition of bayonet
Verb
  • The Test Kitchen prefers perforated grill baskets ($30, Amazon).
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2026
  • This fat line fed a series of narrower pipes in the tower, which ran along the corners of every floor, wall, and ceiling, and were perforated to spray gas into the rooms.
    — Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
Definition of perforate
Verb
  • Now another boom, AI, has thrust him back into the three-comma club.
    — Kirk Ogunrinde, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • On board, the crew prepared to thrust heaving lines over the white hull of this historic 295-foot behemoth.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of thrust
Verb
  • 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
  • For six weeks last summer the DC-8 and a pair of Twin Otters similarly quilled with atmospheric-sampling instruments flew through more than 100 different columns.
    — Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
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