prodigy

noun

ˈprä-də-jē How to pronounce prodigy (audio)
Definition of prodigynext
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 At most high schools, people would be breaking their necks in the hallway to get a look at a 17-year-old racing prodigy who’s already been flown out to visit the likes of Ferrari and Red Bull. — Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 The book and series focus on the complicated romance of Canadian hockey prodigy Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Russian phenom Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), who are the fierce on-ice rivals and the league’s best players. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026 Another child prodigy who had failed to fulfil his potential and was now reduced to being the kid in a viral video from 2016 which presented him to the world as a Ballon d’Or winner in waiting. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 London — An 11-year-old chess prodigy has become the youngest woman grandmaster of all time, after a strong performance at the 46th Chess Olympiad. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prodigy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prodigy
  1. miracle
  2. marvel
  3. wonder
  4. phenomenon
Noun
  • The woman understood from her hasty reading that perhaps all miracles could be attributed to saints and angels if they were experienced by a believer.
    — Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The hair that inspired Kurin was one of three found in that manuscript, which was not actually a Bible but was Jefferson’s attempt to cut-and-paste a volume of the moral teachings of Jesus without reference to miracles or the supernatural.
    — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of miracle
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  • Unlike other pipe organs, these engineering marvels have percussive sound effects for thunderclaps, horse hooves and train whistles, perfect for old movie palaces.
    — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
  • What can’t go unremarked upon, though, is the surpassing wonder of Dennis Gassner and Richard Johnson’s production design, a near-Brechtian marvel of diaphanous screens, rotating parts, and other ingenious devices.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of marvel
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  • In 2008, passionate surfer Tim Russo purchased the property, renamed it, and set out to organically grow it into a resort full of wonder where serious surfers and travelers fascinated with the surf lifestyle could vacation happily.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Fanny, his autistic eight-year-old granddaughter sees the world with bright precision and a sense of wonder.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of wonder
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  • Over the past year alone, it has been buffeted by phenomena such as geopolitical uncertainty — especially in the Middle East — trade tensions, exchange-rate volatility, consumer confidence pressure, and disruption across travel and supply chains.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • This changes the alignment of the two ferromagnetic layers, which alters how easily electrons can tunnel through the insulating barrier (a quantum phenomenon known as tunnel magnetoresistance) and changes the sensor’s electrical resistance.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of phenomenon

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