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单词 pronged
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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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This two-pronged approach gives you serious results in one easy step. Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 13 Sep. 2022 The problem requires a two-pronged approach to control the ants and wash away the scale and aphids. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 The staff took a two-pronged approach: address needs and bring local kids back home. Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2022 Some in the works target both the original strain and a newer variant—the two-pronged approach is known as a bivalent vaccine—and the U.K. became the first country to approve Moderna’s omicron/original booster vaccine. Robert Hart, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Hoglund said Rodriguez and Oda take a two-pronged approach to their artistic rendition of climate change by acknowledging its severity while still including bright elements. Katie Mogg, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 Today, while announcing its two-pronged booster plans, Moderna released the first top-line data showing that its BA.1-targeting bivalent vaccine (mRNA-1273.214) outperformed the current booster in protecting against BA.4 and BA.5. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 July 2022 Nichols sees the current problem as two-pronged: making the blues relevant to a new generation of fans, and also convincing more young Black musicians to play this music in the first place. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2022 DeWine’s problems throughout 2021 were two-pronged. cleveland, 29 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1

pronged 1 of 2

adjective

as in barbed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • barbed
  • spiky
  • jagged
  • spiked
  • spikelike
  • needlelike
  • spikey
  • spiny
  • knifelike
  • bladelike
  • tipped
  • pointy
  • spired
  • pointed
  • sharp
  • peaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • blunt
  • rounded
  • dull

pronged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of prong
as in quilled

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • quilled
  • perforated
  • bayoneted
  • thrust
  • piked
  • gimleted
  • bayonetted
  • dirked
  • riddled
  • pricked
  • punched
  • impaled
  • spindled
  • poniarded
  • pierced
  • pinpricked
  • poked
  • sliced
  • speared
  • skewered
  • jabbed
  • stabbed
  • spiked
  • gored
  • harpooned
  • punctured
  • knifed
  • transpierced
  • pinked
  • spitted
  • lanced
  • cut
  • stuck
  • transfixed
  • pecked
  • picked
  • ran through
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