1
as in wonderful
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
Eight-time state champion Southlake Carroll is renowned for producing prolific offenses and prodigious quarterbacks throughout its illustrious history.
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Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
Harbaugh and the Chargers seem equally fortunate to land McDaniel, an ideal candidate for the crucial job of directing Herbert’s career into something worthy of his prodigious talent.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The overtime interception was a fitting end for what was ultimately a boom-or-bust performance by Williams, the second-year player with prodigious talent, a flair for the dramatic and frustrating inconsistencies.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
Had Nia DaCosta, stepping in as director for the second installment of the 28 Years Later trilogy, decided that Samson’s prodigious prosthetic was pulling too much focus?
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
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Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 2 Feb. 2026
Harbaugh and the Chargers seem equally fortunate to land McDaniel, an ideal candidate for the crucial job of directing Herbert’s career into something worthy of his prodigious talent.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The overtime interception was a fitting end for what was ultimately a boom-or-bust performance by Williams, the second-year player with prodigious talent, a flair for the dramatic and frustrating inconsistencies.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
Had Nia DaCosta, stepping in as director for the second installment of the 28 Years Later trilogy, decided that Samson’s prodigious prosthetic was pulling too much focus?
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prodigious
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Thankfully, the wonderful leaders of our great state of Florida have corrected this problem.—
Krys Fluker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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Spring is a wonderful time of year to visit, before the crowds descend for the summer months.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
17 Feb. 2026
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Dawson’s Creek, which costarred Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams, and Joshua Jackson, ran for six seasons beginning in 1998 and was a tremendous success for The WB, which had already found teen audiences with 7th Heaven and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Feb. 2026
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On the other hand, Zak Kuhr was tremendous as the defensive play caller in place of Williams, especially late in the season.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mirabilis, being Latin for astonishing.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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But from the jaws of defeat, Team USA pulled off an astonishing Olympic comeback, sending the players leaving Italy with gold medals swinging around their necks.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Last year was the deadliest on record for the community, with 252 killed – the vast majority by gunfire – according to a report published by Abraham Initiatives, a group that advances social inclusion and equal rights for Israel’s Palestinian citizens.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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The vast majority of people who are reported missing are believed to be runaways — not kidnapped or abducted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Great Britain had to win to stay alive for the medal round, and won on an amazing throw by skip Rebecca Morrison, who banked her stone off a wide blocking stone and spun it right.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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So many comedians would have been amazing hosting that show.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2026
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Naturalists will take to the property's enormous, 116-year-old Indian banyan tree.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Her fluent Mandarin also gives her access to an enormous market in China, where her face is splashed across billboards and television screens.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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And Timmons had been diagnosed with cancer a decade earlier, so his miraculous recovery from seeming to be at death’s door doesn’t quite ring true.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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The very fact that Macclesfield as a club is even in business is nothing short of miraculous given the financial hardship the 6th-tier club in North-West England has faced over the years.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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The residences are huge, and the life is peaceful – at least west of Kyiv.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Gardens are relatively easy to navigate, but huge and sprawling.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Prodigious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prodigious. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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