pronged

adjective

ˈprȯŋd How to pronounce pronged (audio)
ˈpräŋd
1
: having a usually specified number of prongs
usually used in combination
a 3-pronged fork
2
: having a usually specified number of parts or approaches
a 2-pronged strategy

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That's why this pronged device will become your new kitchen assistant. Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024 We’ve been asked to be gentle and diligent with these giant, pronged implements. Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023 This compact blender–food processor combo brings the pronged blade design Ninja blenders are known for to a smaller, more compact appliance. Good Housekeeping, 13 July 2023 Amidst the towering saguaro and pronged organ pipe cacti of southern Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, a 30-foot-tall fence snakes through the vegetation, shadowed by a barren strip of land that’s been carved into the mountainsides. Lucy Sherriff, Popular Science, 6 Jan. 2021 See all Example Sentences for pronged 

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pronged was in 1707

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“Pronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronged. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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