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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 two-pronged attack of pressure and man coverage gave the Steelers issues in New England. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Experts at iFixit broke into the stems using a hair dryer and a clamp, and found that Apple had switched from soldered batteries to pronged ones. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 In its brief to the court, Hanaway’s office took a two-pronged approach. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 In parallel to its geographic spread, the jeweler is refining its product pillars, with Nodale describing it as a three-pronged conformation. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 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
  • Attorneys for the country music icon’s estate claimed Seaver covered his front porch in barbed wire and yellow caution tape, thus delaying the formal delivery of the suit.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Their long, barbed tongues can easily wind into ant and termite homes, licking up the bugs inside.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 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
  • Traceability isn’t something being thrust on unwilling cotton suppliers, a new report found.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • He is thrust into a world of dangerous criminals, impossible odds, and life-altering choices, ultimately forced to decide what his own life is worth.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of thrust
Adjective
  • The spelunking bass lines recalled Joy Division and New Order, the jagged guitars evoked the Fall.
    — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Past albums have varied between melodic indie rock, jagged art rock, and even flirtations with hardcore.
    — Brendan Hay, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of jagged
Verb
  • Critics have accused the program of being riddled with fraud and abuse.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • If more work is completed but that work is riddled with errors, productivity isn’t improving.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of riddled
Adjective
  • Wearing spiked gloves, a helmet and protective padding, the 5-foot-6, 205-pound LaPenna held his own against all three bots.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Adéla also wore a pair of lace-up black boots with spiked heels during a few performances, plainer than the eye-catching hot pink boots but nevertheless stylish.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of spiked
Verb
  • As for the crack, well, that happened by accident when heavy equipment punched through a concrete wall and unintentionally punctured the sphere, company officials told The Mountaineer.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Ordinary except, of course, for that time humans punched it, opening the door for the Hera mission to explore the previously unremarkable rocks.
    — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
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