two-pronged
- adjective
- /ˈtuːˌprɔŋd/
- The new device features a two-pronged design that allows for better grip and stability.
- a two-pronged approach
- a two-pronged strategy
- a two-pronged test
Examples
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The prospects for a recurrence of demonstrations hinge in part on the capacity of the state to sustain this two-pronged strategy.
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With respect to considering the appropriateness of a student's education, the court decided that a two-pronged analysis should be used.
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To answer this question, we use a two-pronged approach.
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Discussion board questions offer a two-pronged approach to the course content.
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Instead, we should put forth a two-pronged jobs agenda and make this the central push for the next four years.
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In doing so, Iran follows a two-pronged policy of expanding its regional role and containing threats.
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Suitors evaluating potential investment in a target company typically conduct a two-pronged IP investigation.
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Yet, Latin American policymakers took advantage of the U.S.' new stance by using the tropes of the New Deal in a two-pronged strategy.
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In Iraq, Zarqawi adopted a two-pronged strategy to alienate U.S. allies and destabilize the country.
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A proposal from the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) recommends a two-pronged approach to improve K-12 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
Having two points that attach to the same thing
How Pronged
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Two-pronged comes from two and prong, where prong means 'point', like the points of a fork. So something described as two-pronged either has two physical points or has two main parts in its plan.