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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The one tool Clarke recommends most is the multi-use cheese knife recognizable for the holes in its blade, which usually comes with a pronged tip.
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Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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
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Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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
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“Pronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronged. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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