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
Barça star Raphinha contributes from the opposite side, though Brazil still has not found an undisputed center forward – though the call-up of young prodigy Endrick could be the answer.
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Esteban Campanela, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Darling of the Silverwood Chinese witch kids, young business prodigy turned multimillionaire Vogue Man cover material, and eternal thorn in my side.
—Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
The teen prodigy flicked the ball over a Swedish defender and volleyed home to give his team a 3–1 lead in the 55th minute of the match.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
At Prospect Junior High, the guitar prodigy performed for his fellow students in the 250-seat auditorium.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
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Esteban Campanela, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Darling of the Silverwood Chinese witch kids, young business prodigy turned multimillionaire Vogue Man cover material, and eternal thorn in my side.
—Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
The teen prodigy flicked the ball over a Swedish defender and volleyed home to give his team a 3–1 lead in the 55th minute of the match.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
At Prospect Junior High, the guitar prodigy performed for his fellow students in the 250-seat auditorium.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prodigy
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Before Camilo Doval performed a miracle Thursday night by providing the White Sox with an ever-so-rare victory at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees had gone 9-4 since Aaron Judge left the lineup with a stress fracture in his rib.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
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Considering Trout missed 383 of the Angels’ 648 regular season games—playing in only 266 from 2021 to 2024 because of broken bones, soft tissue and knee injuries—the resurgence is somewhat of a miracle.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Gomez shared a video taken prior to the ceremony in which Swift marvels at her pal.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
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Observe black cockatoos preen in the drooping she-oaks, or marvel at the Dali-esque outback, filled with its skeletal mallee trees.—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
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The android has a sunny outlook and a childlike wonder about the humans around her, with Ortega describing her as being on the complete opposite end of the spectrum from Wednesday Addams.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
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No wonder people are so eager to talk about it.—
Kyley Sitton,
Washington Post,
18 June 2026
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In part, that must be put down to a push phenomenon of ever more talent coming onto the market.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Other Heliconius species also have impressively lengthy lives, enduring between 106 to 277 days, according to a study on the phenomenon published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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“Prodigy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prodigy. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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