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

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Health officials in the Palestinian enclave more than 47,000 people have been killed since the start of the war, which began after Hamas launched multipronged attacks on Israel, killing 1,200 and taking around 250 people hostage, according to official tallies. Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025 Treating high blood pressure requires a multipronged approach. Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025 The multipronged approach could be the only way to affect real change on school shootings under a unified GOP government that is unlikely to make any substantial moves on gun control. Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2025 The eyewear group, established in 2018 by the merger of France’s Essilor and Italy’s Luxottica Group, has been on a multipronged acquisition spree as of late. Martino Carrera, WWD, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for multipronged 

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 2 Feb. 2025.

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