wunderkind
noun
wun·der·kind
ˈvu̇n-dər-ˌkint 
plural wunderkinder
ˈvu̇n-dər-ˌkin-dər
: a child prodigy
also
: one who succeeds in a competitive or highly difficult field or profession at an early age
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Their feats pale in comparison to the electric atmosphere at the Galen Center created last weekend by the incomparable wunderkind JuJu Watkins.
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Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Crypto wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried is about to learn his fate.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
The connection between computing and the demographics of constructing was first brought to my attention at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in 2014, when the topic of the field’s gender trouble was broached by an unlikely messenger: the seventeen-year-old puzzle wunderkind David Steinberg.
—Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
Chicago Blackhawks wunderkind Connor Bedard has 41 points to lead all rookies in scoring and would have more had not had to miss just under six weeks from early January to mid-February with a fractured jaw.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
The once-promising wunderkind dropped out after finishing fourth in Iowa.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2024
McDaniels was once the NFL’s wunderkind, the genius behind Tom Brady and the New England Patriots' offense.
—USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
Its Product and Technology team is led by Stanford wunderkind Jeremy Barenholtz, age 26.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
Dishes such as the warm mushroom salad and sashimi tostadas wowed customers, and Ngo developed a reputation as a culinary wunderkind even before Sacramento’s dining scene really took off.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Crypto wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried is about to learn his fate.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
The connection between computing and the demographics of constructing was first brought to my attention at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in 2014, when the topic of the field’s gender trouble was broached by an unlikely messenger: the seventeen-year-old puzzle wunderkind David Steinberg.
—Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
Chicago Blackhawks wunderkind Connor Bedard has 41 points to lead all rookies in scoring and would have more had not had to miss just under six weeks from early January to mid-February with a fractured jaw.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
The once-promising wunderkind dropped out after finishing fourth in Iowa.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2024
McDaniels was once the NFL’s wunderkind, the genius behind Tom Brady and the New England Patriots' offense.
—USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
Its Product and Technology team is led by Stanford wunderkind Jeremy Barenholtz, age 26.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
Dishes such as the warm mushroom salad and sashimi tostadas wowed customers, and Ngo developed a reputation as a culinary wunderkind even before Sacramento’s dining scene really took off.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Wunderkind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wunderkind. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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