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Recent Examples of pronged
Lucy Sherriff, Popular Science, 6 Jan. 2021
That’s why taking a multi-pronged approach to developing a talent pool will also help employees realize more of their potential while keeping them engaged.
—Neil Khaund, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
More research in this field is necessary, but experts say treating premature ejaculation may be a multi-pronged approach of physical activity, behavioral or psychological treatments, and medication.
—Korin Miller, Health, 23 Mar. 2023
The working group put forth a multi-pronged approach, first focusing on providing support and grants to existing childcare centers and home providers that were looking to start up or expand.
—Bymegan Leonhardt, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
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
That’s why taking a multi-pronged approach to developing a talent pool will also help employees realize more of their potential while keeping them engaged.
—Neil Khaund, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
More research in this field is necessary, but experts say treating premature ejaculation may be a multi-pronged approach of physical activity, behavioral or psychological treatments, and medication.
—Korin Miller, Health, 23 Mar. 2023
The working group put forth a multi-pronged approach, first focusing on providing support and grants to existing childcare centers and home providers that were looking to start up or expand.
—Bymegan Leonhardt, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronged
Adjective
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Away in a northeasterly direction towards Lake Pontchartrain sits a charmless, gated perimeter, secured by a fence topped with barbed wire.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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This is Auschwitz-Birkenau, a place where the Nazis treated people like animals caged in by electrified barbed wire, where prisoners died slowly by a combination of slave labor, human experimentation, starvation and disease.—
Jesse Kirsch,
NBC News,
2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Jasmine petals, one of my favorite floral notes, is given a spikier edge alongside Australian pink pepper, while raspberry and spun sugar add a pleasing sweetness without being too much.—
Venus Wong,
refinery29.com,
30 Oct. 2024
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How Stem Segments Tell the Difference The Thanksgiving cactus has the spikiest stem segments of the three varieties, and its pollen is yellow.—
Emma Phelps,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2023
Adjective
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Sea oats and fir trees dance in the breeze as seagulls squawk in a bright blue sky and the mighty Pacific crashes against the jagged shoreline a few dozen yards away.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
12 Feb. 2025
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The neck’s jagged base suggests that the head was torn from a larger, perhaps full-length figure, but the sculpture reveals almost no other significant damage.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Wall Street’s fear gauge — the CBOE Volatility Index — spiked above the 20 handle earlier in the session, but then fell back around 18 as the day wore on.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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Early this month the company’s languishing shares, which traded below $5 for much of 2024, spiked 29% to close at $8.39 on news of tech partnerships with AI chip behemoth Nvidia and truck parts maker Continental.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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These small, spiny fish are notable for their bright yellow dorsal coloration.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2025
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Identifiable by their protruding upper jaw and spiny bodies, the new species had a few key features that set them apart.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Derrick White scored 17 and helped snuff out a third-quarter Knicks rally, and Luke Kornet, thrust into the starting lineup minutes before tipoff, turned in a 14-point, 12-rebound double-double with three blocks and one steal.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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Its 13 nods were the most for any movie and seemingly thrust it into prime position for the awards season’s final stretch — that is, until old tweets from the film’s star, Karla Sofía Gascón, resurfaced.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Eazy The Block Captain and Shields also hopped into the fray, with Eazy disputing Papoose’s claim that he was punched unconscious and challenging him to a fight.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Rosa went on to detail that one of the young women punched her in the face, causing her glasses to fly to the floor, at which point a second teen grabbed a pouch containing Rosa's ID and medical records.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Pronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronged. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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