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tine

[tahyn] / taɪn /
NOUN
point of fork
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The BBC approached the White House for comment on Lula's criticism of Trump but had not yet received a response at the tine of publishing.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2025

Pull out the black vein using the tine of a fork or the point of a bamboo skewer.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2023

Differences in the concentrations of an odorant sensed by each tine of a snake’s forked tongue help the snake home in on quarry it can’t see.

From Science Magazine May 24, 2023

Public policy is another tine on the fork.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2023

He handed the broken tine to his conqueror with a gracious bow.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Vernice eventually realizes that she and her friend have taken “different tines at the fork in the road.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

Use the tines of a fork to flatten and indent crisscross patterns over the tops of each cookie.

From Salon Dec. 13, 2025

The stag's antlers, now fully hardened and velvet‑free, regrow each spring, becoming more impressive with each year as new points called tines develop.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2025

Pulvar’s projects are like the tines of a fork, several in number but working toward the same aims of nutrition and environmental responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2024

Cascading bolts of blue lightning erupted in the space between us, and their spiderweb tines enveloped us both, as if a surge of power were passing from his avatar into mine.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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