as in miracle
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 prodigy
Police believe the gunman was Claudio Neves-Valente, 48, a onetime physics prodigy from Portugal who later died by suicide after a multistate manhunt.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The Mavericks coach was once a basketball prodigy from the East Bay.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
And Demis Hassabis, the now Nobel Laureate (for his work on AI science breakthrough AlphaFold) and former child chess prodigy, is at the center of Google’s efforts.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
And the kid was a prodigy who had been the director of his grandfather’s senior choir in the church that his grandfather built.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The Mavericks coach was once a basketball prodigy from the East Bay.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
And Demis Hassabis, the now Nobel Laureate (for his work on AI science breakthrough AlphaFold) and former child chess prodigy, is at the center of Google’s efforts.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
And the kid was a prodigy who had been the director of his grandfather’s senior choir in the church that his grandfather built.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prodigy
Noun
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Luckily, a miracle came to me in the form of a workhorse concealer.—
Melony Forcier,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Other sertanejo and agronejo artists content themselves with promoting agrobusiness interests through their lyrics, praising industrial farming and the miracle of pesticides.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
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The movement is also an aesthetic marvel, clearly visible through the sapphire bridge.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
13 Jan. 2026
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There's also the Recycling World epicenter, where revelers can see the waste-sorting process in action and marvel at public art made from recyclables.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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And there is no art without wonder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Meant to mimic the feel of visiting the stars, this multisensory experience uses projections, lighting and music to create a sense of wonder for visitors of all ages.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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This phenomenon, known as the triboelectric effect, occurs when materials gain or lose electrons during friction.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Hotels featured in The White Lotus (and other films and TV series) are now soaring in popularity, as some travelers plan their vacations around dreamy on-screen destinations, a phenomenon known as set-jetting.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Prodigy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prodigy. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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