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
Tom Hulce is daffy and delicious as the airhead prodigy Mozart, but few of us can identify with that kind of genius.
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Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Before Trucks brought out Tiger onstage, he was spotted at the auction on that rainy Thursday afternoon (six feet tall with a long blonde ponytail at the nape of his neck, the 46-year-old guitar prodigy is hard to miss).
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
On a fall day in 1918 in a brick building along the Mohawk River, the men running the GE Research Lab opened their doors to a 20-year-old prodigy who happened to be a woman – she was hired not as a curiosity, not as a token, but as a scientist.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
The South African was at his final Wimbledon in 1997 and had already lost in the men’s doubles in the first round while 17-year-old American prodigy Venus Williams was playing her first Wimbledon and looking for a mixed doubles partner after her first-round loss in singles.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
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Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Before Trucks brought out Tiger onstage, he was spotted at the auction on that rainy Thursday afternoon (six feet tall with a long blonde ponytail at the nape of his neck, the 46-year-old guitar prodigy is hard to miss).
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
On a fall day in 1918 in a brick building along the Mohawk River, the men running the GE Research Lab opened their doors to a 20-year-old prodigy who happened to be a woman – she was hired not as a curiosity, not as a token, but as a scientist.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
The South African was at his final Wimbledon in 1997 and had already lost in the men’s doubles in the first round while 17-year-old American prodigy Venus Williams was playing her first Wimbledon and looking for a mixed doubles partner after her first-round loss in singles.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prodigy
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Hurricanes guard Tre Donaldson, shooting for a miracle, missed a 3-pointer that would’ve pulled Miami to within three points with 49 seconds left.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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When Joosua, the black sheep of the family, suddenly returns and appears to perform a miracle, his brother Elias is consumed by jealousy.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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For the time being, however, Starlink reigns supreme, representing its status as a marvel of SpaceX’s world-leading logistics, manufacturing and launching capabilities.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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Spread out over five miles of Atlantic Oceanfront, and topping 702 feet at the highest point, this dramatic stretch of coastline is equal parts historic site, geological marvel, conservation area, and unbeatable photo backdrop.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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That new evidence was the breaking point for Disney, and one wonders if that’ll reverberate through the ailing Bachelor franchise, which was supposed to have a fresh new star in Paul from one of Disney’s more recently popular reality series.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
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Its elegant, rounded boxes for column and row numbers and lucid formula-building bar are wonders to behold.—
Edward Mendelson,
PC Magazine,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Irish coming-of-ager, created by Lisa McGee, became a cultural phenomenon that transcended time and place.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2026
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What the data show—and what everyone has seen with our own eyes—is what we social scientists call a psychogenic epidemic, a phenomenon that causes tremendous suffering but has no organic cause, meaning the onset is social or psychological, not biological.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Prodigy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prodigy. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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