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tongs

[tawngz, tongz] / tɔŋz, tɒŋz /
NOUN
pincers
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I may need to open my emails with metal tongs for the next 48 hours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Ms Hall had told police and paramedics she had got the knife out to cut garlic bread and placed them next to some tongs.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2025

Add the lobster meat and toss to combine using tongs.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024

Ms. Tapia has been looking for her son, Gustavo Daryl, since he was abducted in 2018 from his food stand, apron on and grill tongs in hand.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024

One pair of tongs held a rod of iron in the fire.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri


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