prodigality

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prodigality
Noun
  • Cosmetics retailer Sephora has agreed to pay $775,000 to Sacramento County and nearly two-dozen more California cities and counties for improperly handling hazardous waste at its retail operations, said Sacramento County District Attorney’s officials.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Thermodynamics drives selective recovery The researchers hypothesized that FJH combined with chlorine gas could exploit differences in Gibbs free energy and boiling points to selectively remove non-REE elements from magnet waste.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In fact, Newman said, only children often demonstrated generosity, social skills and emotional intelligence.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • In almost every instance of these notions of generosity, thanks were offered in return.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Núñez, despite his occasional wastefulness in front of goal, was a very useful option in the position and brought great energy and dynamism to the team.
    James Nalton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Arsenal’s wastefulness on the break was evident nine minutes into the game.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • History suggests such optimism can falter amid fiscal extravagance.
    Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Thorpe is a braggart whose own extravagance is bolstered by imagining everyone else to be immensely wealthy.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For readers, much of the aesthetic experience of engaging with either artist involves simply attending to this profusion of details, the infinitely diverse offspring of technical excellence and an inexhaustible imagination.
    Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Garden verbenas are bred to be prolific bloomers, putting on a profusion of flowers from late spring to fall in a range of colors.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Patrick Mahomes teamed a signature Louis Vuitton T-shirt ($1,070) with a pair of luxury track pants and his signature Oakleys.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
  • After the final match of the day concluded on the Bethpage Black golf course, the action headed over to the Frick Collection in Manhattan, where the luxury brand hosted an elegant gala dinner in honor of the tournament.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Prodigality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prodigality. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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