multipronged

adjective

mul·​ti·​pronged ˌməl-tē-ˈprȯŋd How to pronounce multipronged (audio)
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1
: having several distinct aspects or elements
a multipronged attack
2
: having several prongs

Examples of multipronged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With that in mind, the platform has a multipronged approach. Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024 Housed in a building that has been many things over the years — a laundromat, a parking garage — Pioche is today a scrappy, multipronged institution run by a collective of creative misfits. David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for multipronged 

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Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of multipronged was in 1953

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“Multipronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multipronged. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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