prodigies

plural of prodigy

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Recent Examples of prodigies Julian and Jaden, who is about two years his junior, are both former child basketball prodigies. Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 Think about the difference between American soccer prodigies and a Messi, who took up the game at the age of 3 or 4 in his sprawling home city of Rosario. Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 Both were prodigies in the famed Barcelona academy La Masia who burst into stardom as teenagers in the club's red and blue stripes. Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 July 2026 Like many fellow sporting prodigies around the world, including the Williams sisters and Tiger Woods, Son’s father, Son Woong-jung, was a strict disciplinarian. New York Times, 10 June 2026 Sticking out is never easy, especially in a sport like golf, where most prodigies are fed their daily dose of lessons with a silver spoon. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 In fact, a 2023 study found that child prodigies tend to earn more and have more career success than the average person. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prodigies
Noun
  • Hundreds of puppets had to be created, and fitting characters like the Smiling Friends that were clearly designed for 2D animation into 3D spaces required some fabrication miracles.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2026
  • No one is expecting miracles this season, even with hundreds of millions of pounds worth of new players in the team.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • People who have used Apple’s anti-nausea dots have reported that the feature works wonders in reducing motion sickness.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • From cascading waterfalls to snowcapped mountains to dense forests, these natural wonders cause visitors to stop in their tracks in every season.
    Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • These detectors are modern marvels in their own right and represent the culmination of a long heritage of new technology that enables new discoveries.
    Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • New Yorkers, for one, will be a short overnight hop away from the history and modern marvels of Valencia on Spain’s Mediterranean coast, where previously a transfer was required.
    Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Prodigies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prodigies. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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