as in miracles
something extraordinary or surprising
a new drug that is being hailed as the latest prodigy of the medical world
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Recent Examples of prodigies
In fact, a 2023 study found that child prodigies tend to earn more and have more career success than the average person.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Late bloomers often outperform youth prodigies, research suggested.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov, Judit Polgár revolutionizes the sport’s patriarchal culture to become one of the greatest chess prodigies in history and the greatest woman chess player of all time.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov and her domineering father, Judit Polgár revolutionizes the sport’s patriarchal culture to become one of the greatest chess prodigies in history and the greatest woman chess player of all time.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Dec. 2025
Where college athletes, high school prodigies, and viral trick-shot artists failed, Ronaldo succeeded.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
Much like other sporting prodigies, such as US tennis star Amanda Anisimova, Su spent the ensuing months recharging his batteries.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Its characters were prodigies who had private tutors and went to training camps for programming competitions, though their striving did not add up to a happy life.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
The talent of Yamal and these other prodigies is not in question, and neither is their attitude.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Jake Angelo, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Late bloomers often outperform youth prodigies, research suggested.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov, Judit Polgár revolutionizes the sport’s patriarchal culture to become one of the greatest chess prodigies in history and the greatest woman chess player of all time.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
After a 15-year battle against world champion Garry Kasparov and her domineering father, Judit Polgár revolutionizes the sport’s patriarchal culture to become one of the greatest chess prodigies in history and the greatest woman chess player of all time.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Dec. 2025
Where college athletes, high school prodigies, and viral trick-shot artists failed, Ronaldo succeeded.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
Much like other sporting prodigies, such as US tennis star Amanda Anisimova, Su spent the ensuing months recharging his batteries.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Its characters were prodigies who had private tutors and went to training camps for programming competitions, though their striving did not add up to a happy life.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
The talent of Yamal and these other prodigies is not in question, and neither is their attitude.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prodigies
Noun
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New manager Walt Weiss, Atlanta’s bench coach under Snitker for the past eight seasons, now needs a myriad of medical miracles to get the team back to its usual perch at the top of the National League East.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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The nonviolent way does not bring about miracles.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Surrounding your garden with a hardware cloth fence and a shock wire on top will do wonders.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Every team needing a quarterback and watching Darnold’s rise wonders if busts-on-the-rise like Mac Jones and Malik Willis can do something similar.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Over 26 hours and 800 miles, this train trundles to the eastern city of Kars along the border with Armenia, unveiling the geographical marvels and dramatic vistas of Türkiye's Anatolian provinces.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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The entry hints at the marvels inside and beyond.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Prodigies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prodigies. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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