Definition of "multipronged" [multipronged]

• Having many prongs. (adjective)
• Involving several different directions, aspects, or elements: a multipronged attack; a multipronged tax bill. (adjective)

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• "All your arguments imply sometimes less than subtly that there is a conspiratorial movement of some sort driving this so called multipronged attack on the traditional family."
• "At the debate, it broke down to what Mr. Bush would call a multipronged strategy: be nice to other countries; buy more armored vehicles; and train the Iraqis to defend themselves."
• "He prided himself on his "multipronged" approach to terrorism, and his international summits."