prolific
adjective
pro·lif·ic
prə-ˈli-fik 
1
: producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful
2
archaic
: causing abundant growth, generation, or reproduction
3
: marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity
a prolific composer
Examples of prolific in a Sentence
Since [David] Mamet is a prolific writer of Hollywood screenplays, there are today more people who know his work than know that they know it.
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Juliet Fleming, Times Literary Supplement, 18 Feb. 2000
The main rival to his pneumonia was the prolific thrush which went into his throat and stomach.
—Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting, 1993
A writer as established and prolific as Joyce Carol Oates can approach her material in a wealth of ways unavailable to the more plodding.
—Jane Smiley, New York Times Book Review, 5 May 1991
Here there are La restaurants, wine bars, bookshops, estate agents more prolific than doctors, and attractive people in black, few of them aging.
—Hanif Kureishi, Granta 22, Autumn 1987
a famously prolific author who could produce several works of fiction and nonfiction a year
Juliet Fleming, Times Literary Supplement, 18 Feb. 2000
The main rival to his pneumonia was the prolific thrush which went into his throat and stomach.
—Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting, 1993
A writer as established and prolific as Joyce Carol Oates can approach her material in a wealth of ways unavailable to the more plodding.
—Jane Smiley, New York Times Book Review, 5 May 1991
Here there are La restaurants, wine bars, bookshops, estate agents more prolific than doctors, and attractive people in black, few of them aging.
—Hanif Kureishi, Granta 22, Autumn 1987
a famously prolific author who could produce several works of fiction and nonfiction a year
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Yet, despite all of this, 2025 has felt something like a renaissance period for the prolific creator.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Fittingly, the Golden Eagles’ final TD was a long pass from Akey to senior center/linebacker Braelynn Looney, one of the state’s most prolific receivers.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Even accounting for his two-year ban, Rossi wasn’t particularly prolific at club level either.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Paramount will lose its most prolific television creator, Taylor Sheridan, who has closed a long-term film and television deal with NBCUniversal, Deadline has confirmed.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Fittingly, the Golden Eagles’ final TD was a long pass from Akey to senior center/linebacker Braelynn Looney, one of the state’s most prolific receivers.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Even accounting for his two-year ban, Rossi wasn’t particularly prolific at club level either.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Paramount will lose its most prolific television creator, Taylor Sheridan, who has closed a long-term film and television deal with NBCUniversal, Deadline has confirmed.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Prolific.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prolific. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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prolific
adjective
pro·lif·ic
prə-ˈlif-ik
1
: producing young or fruit in large numbers
a prolific orchard
2
: highly inventive : productive
a prolific writer
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