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Recent Examples of tine
Use the tines of the fork to gently but firmly scrape the outermost layer of the lemon.
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Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
The knife is held in the dominant hand to cut, with the fork in the non-dominant hand pinning food in place, tines down.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Multipurpose cleaners, on the other hand, have a variety of bristles, tines, scrapers, and tapered tips to dislodge hair and buildup from brushes and combs.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2025
Cut into serving size rectangles. 12: To plate, poke each serving of cake with the tines of a fork and then dip-soak in the tres leches mixture until cake absorbs liquid.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
The knife is held in the dominant hand to cut, with the fork in the non-dominant hand pinning food in place, tines down.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Multipurpose cleaners, on the other hand, have a variety of bristles, tines, scrapers, and tapered tips to dislodge hair and buildup from brushes and combs.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2025
Cut into serving size rectangles. 12: To plate, poke each serving of cake with the tines of a fork and then dip-soak in the tres leches mixture until cake absorbs liquid.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tine
prong
Noun
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In the realm of athletics, Pearson and his allies contend that the first prong—offering opportunities in proportion to the student body’s gender composition—has driven widespread cuts to men’s teams and violates the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The screen program is one prong of the UK SXSW spin-off which will unfold in and around the city’s Shoreditch neighborhood from June 1 to 6.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Tine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tine. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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