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adjective

Definition of prongednext
as in barbed

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verb

past tense of prong
as in perforated

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Recent Examples of pronged
Adjective
The two-pronged attack of pressure and man coverage gave the Steelers issues in New England. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Experts at iFixit broke into the stems using a hair dryer and a clamp, and found that Apple had switched from soldered batteries to pronged ones. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 In its brief to the court, Hanaway’s office took a two-pronged approach. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 In parallel to its geographic spread, the jeweler is refining its product pillars, with Nodale describing it as a three-pronged conformation. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pronged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronged
  1. barbed
  2. perforated
  3. spiky
  4. thrust
  5. jagged
  6. riddled
  7. spiked
  8. punched
Adjective
  • Palestinian activist Eid Hatlin said barbed wire in the yard was placed by settlers.
    — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, tactical roads, anti-tank walls and other fortifications to what's already one of the world's most heavily armed borders.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of barbed
Verb
  • The floor panels were perforated with a dot matrix of vents that regularly replace all the air in the clean room.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The leather has a puffy, premium appearance is perforated at the tongue, eyelets and heel badge.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of perforated
Adjective
  • Still, even with the Justice Department approving the WBD merger late last week without any concessions, the Paramount Skydance’s CEO’s happy face masked some spikey obstacles to the merger from overseas and in state houses over Ellison’s strategic bear hug with the ex-Apprentice host.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 June 2026
  • This will be a bumper quarter for oil and gas shareholders, who have always learned to stick it out through the doldrums for spikey periods like this.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of spiky
Verb
  • Ohio Ohio's governor's race was thrust into the national spotlight this week after Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign released an ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democrat opponent Amy Acton.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Russell adds a 30 Rock–esque backstage frame in which an assistant stage manager (Twiggy, looking divine) is thrust into the spotlight when the star of her regional playhouse’s production of The Boy Friend is nowhere to be found.
    — Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of thrust
Adjective
  • The latter is more demanding, but might have the best views of those jagged, majestic Dolomites in the region.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Once fished to the brink of extinction globally, sand tiger sharks, that iconic aquarium shark with a jaw of protruding, jagged teeth that only a mother could love, have been increasing in the Boston Harbor over the last decade.
    — Asia London Palomba, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of jagged
Verb
  • Fashion’s nature risks and dependencies are wide-reaching, from cotton harvests ravaged by drought and leather supply chains riddled with deforestation, to manufacturing hubs struggling with water scarcity and retail networks affected by flooding.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The appellate court then lambasted their report as being riddled with flaws.
    — Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of riddled
Adjective
  • Wearing spiked gloves, a helmet and protective padding, the 5-foot-6, 205-pound LaPenna held his own against all three bots.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Adéla also wore a pair of lace-up black boots with spiked heels during a few performances, plainer than the eye-catching hot pink boots but nevertheless stylish.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of spiked
Verb
  • The 25-year-old who was punched refused medical attention at the scene.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Rays punched their ticket to baseball’s biggest stage with a 7-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, taking the best-of-seven series four games to two.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
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