1
as in marvellous
causing wonder or astonishment
stage magicians performing prodigious feats for rapt audiences
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as in tremendous
unusually large
a prodigious supply of canned food kept in the basement for emergencies
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Recent Examples of prodigious
But then up stepped, yes, Arsenal’s prodigious teenager Michelle Agyemang, off the substitutes’ bench with an equaliser that took the game to penalties after Lucy Bronze had made it 2-1, from a Kelly cross, in the 79th minute.
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Romy Gonzalez, another prodigious lefty killer is batting cleanup and manning second base.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
The rate of Dickens’ prodigious output—two canonical novels across twelve months—conveys the essence of his craft.
—Ed Simon
july 21, Literary Hub, 21 July 2025
Mamdani’s success is certainly about his prodigious gifts as a politician, but those aren’t easily replicated.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 18 July 2025
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Romy Gonzalez, another prodigious lefty killer is batting cleanup and manning second base.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
The rate of Dickens’ prodigious output—two canonical novels across twelve months—conveys the essence of his craft.
—Ed Simon
july 21, Literary Hub, 21 July 2025
Mamdani’s success is certainly about his prodigious gifts as a politician, but those aren’t easily replicated.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prodigious
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Bypassing retailers can give brands a tremendous advantage in the form of access, not just to customers, but to the patterns in their behavior that is now directly usable to iterate and innovate.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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After making a tremendous mistake that triggers the French and Indian War, an ambitious 22-year-old George Washington must face his failures and find the courage to become the leader that will forge a nation.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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The music is wonderful and the archival footage a blast.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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Make sure everyone gets to enjoy this wonderful pastime for years to come.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Stans — a music documentary about iconic rapper Eminem and how his songs have resonated with his enormous fan base — is coming to streaming this week.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Russia, meanwhile, continues the war at enormous cost to itself: the country now spends nearly a third of its annual budget on defense and sustains a casualty rate higher than that of any conflict in which Russia has participated since the Second World War.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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The disruption led chair umpire Greg Allensworth to put Bonzi back onto his first serve, sparking an astonishing outburst from Medvedev.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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The Corinthian’s 54 suites range in size from 485 square feet to an astonishing 2,476 square feet.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The album is vast, a world unto itself, and taking all-comers; something that could hardly be said of its root genre, which could be insular in the extreme.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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Her remit is vast: overseeing a team of 600–700 software engineers and hundreds more data engineers, scientists and AI professionals.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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But adding a handful here and there will liven up your recipes in the most amazing way.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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In addition to the joy and amazing athleticism of the event, Helen Woodward Animal Center’s Surf Dog Surf-a-Thon is the only one of its kind where 100% of the proceeds go directly to supporting orphan pets and programs.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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By then the nation is forecast to be facing a huge spike in power outages if sufficient new energy is not released into the U.S. electric grid.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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These models played roles in huge franchises and shows that have become pop culture staples for different generations.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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The plant’s miraculous feat of survival may seem as enigmatic as its ancestry, but the two are likely connected, according to Welch’s colleague Dr. Greg Grant, the Smith County horticulturist for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.—
Jessica Jordan,
CNN Money,
27 Aug. 2025
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This is a nearly miraculous achievement for a stove setup this small and light (8 ounces).—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Prodigious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prodigious. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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