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as in marvellous
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
Exploring the musical of Sly Stone and his prodigious legacy, the work will stream on Hulu next month.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
The prodigious and satirical Village Voice cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter and more died Friday surrounded by friends at his home in Richfield Springs, N.Y., about 70 miles west of Albany.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
France and Germany are in political turmoil, and the E.U.’s prodigious decision-making architecture moves slowly.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the exterior and interior complement the engine swap to perfectly match the prodigious output, with Vigilante founder Daniel van Doveren’s eye for detail evident throughout the vehicle.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
The prodigious and satirical Village Voice cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter and more died Friday surrounded by friends at his home in Richfield Springs, N.Y., about 70 miles west of Albany.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
France and Germany are in political turmoil, and the E.U.’s prodigious decision-making architecture moves slowly.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the exterior and interior complement the engine swap to perfectly match the prodigious output, with Vigilante founder Daniel van Doveren’s eye for detail evident throughout the vehicle.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prodigious
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This is a time of tremendous grief and pain for those who knew and loved him.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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Of course, Cena vs. Rhodes sounds like a tremendous WrestleMania main event on paper, too, a bout that WWE fans would be easily invested in given how popular Cena and Rhodes have been at their peaks.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Parker Hall The Best MagSafe Accessories for Your New iPhone The weird, wonderful world of MagSafe accessories can make your smartphone feel modular.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
20 Feb. 2025
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One pole of the action is the Green Dolphin Hotel, where Hezekiah and Alec finally find a place to land, and where Hezekiah’s ability to speak Chinese, a legacy from a Chinese grandmother, endears him to the proprietor, Mr. Lao (Jason Tobin, quiet and wonderful); some Elephants are around as well.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Trump demanded $500 billion in Ukraine's minerals as repayment for U.S. assistance, but Zelenskyy retorted that American aid hasn't come close to that enormous figure.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Nothing Phone 3a Pro has three of those glowing Glyphs on the back, framing the enormous camera module.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
24 Feb. 2025
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This contradicts the classic anthropomorphic analogies of Disney’s Pinocchio and Dumbo, as well as The Little Prince, The Iron Giant, Babe and Babe: Pig in the City, and Zack Snyder’s astonishing Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’hoole.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 Feb. 2025
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Nvidia's astonishing market ride rests on the assumption that AI will be the tech industry's next universal platform and that demand for AI products and services will be massive.—
Scott Rosenberg,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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For much of her life, our writer consumed vast quantities of sugar every day.—
Emily Baumgaertner Nunn,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The offensive destroyed vast areas of Gaza, reducing entire neighborhoods to rubble.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Ah, but what if the amazing decline in light bulb prices made people buy 20-30x as many light bulbs!—
Philip Maymin,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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What was really amazing is how quickly the cast and crew adapted to it.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
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The 27-track album became a huge catalyst for the recent spotlight on Black country artists and the genre's roots.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Rams, on the other hand, didn’t commit publicly to the QB in their season-ending news conferences last month and will be hesitant to shell out a huge sum or a lengthy deal with Stafford turning 37 earlier this month.—
Dan Duggan,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Now, in order to help Ao Bing’s soul recover his tangible body, Ne Zha will have to hide his identity as a demon, overcome multiple obstacles to become an immortal, and obtain a miraculous elixir to aid his pal.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
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Over the past 50 years, medicine has made miraculous advances in treating leukemia and other cancers affecting kids, largely due to research supported by the National Institutes of Health.—
Benjamin Mazer,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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