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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 conical pronged device attaches to the end of your hair dryer or multistyler to help diffuse or disperse the airflow. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2026 The other part of the two-pronged attack is Michael Whetstone, Suzan Wexler and our entire art department, who have transformed the back lot at Warner Brothers into West Philly. — Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 Bessent described a two-pronged approach featuring financial pressure and a physical blockade of Islamic republic's ports. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Today’s problem is the queen, and for that, Ormund has a multi-pronged strategy. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 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
  • The state oversees different types of facilities for kids in the justice system, ranging in security level from group homes to prisons surrounded by barbed wire.
    — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Which is to say, this is more a barbed comedy of manners than a proper, elegant period piece.
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of barbed
Verb
  • Arches made of brick and perforated metal panels will be constructed near the sidewalks.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Eschewing the classic perforated upper, the styles modeled by Grace include the Unfurgettable Vegan Suede and Vegan Suede Quilted clogs, which are lined with faux fur but can still be decorated with Jibbitz along the backstrap.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 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
  • Plucky teenager Satoko Nakai (Himeno) is first introduced with a nebulizer thrust up her nose.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Streets follows an East LA street racing crew thrust into a dangerous, high-stakes hunt across Southern California, where every turn presents a new clue and a potential disaster.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of thrust
Adjective
  • These edges can therefore appear jagged or stair-stepped, an effect called aliasing.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Video filmed by Tubasi’s son and shared with CNN shows debris scattered on the floor, doors and appliances smashed and walls left with large, jagged holes.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of jagged
Verb
  • If more work is completed but that work is riddled with errors, productivity isn’t improving.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Kunkel was found guilty in 1995 for the brutal 1986 murder of Gilbert Fassett, whose body was riddled with more than 100 stab wounds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of riddled
Adjective
  • Interest in the September pop-up spiked significantly after the death in Mifflin County was reported.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This spiked dramatically from 2019 to 2022, as rent prices rose sharply in the first years of the pandemic.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of spiked
Verb
  • His pass set and movements looked more like an art than someone who punched people for a living.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The suspect allegedly punched the woman with a closed fist before taking her phone and driver's license, then fleeing the scene, according to police.
    — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
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“Pronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronged. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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