prolific
adjective
pro·lif·ic
prə-ˈli-fik 
1
: producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful
2
archaic
: causing abundant growth, generation, or reproduction
3
: marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity
a prolific composer
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Examples of prolific in a Sentence
Since [David] Mamet is a prolific writer of Hollywood screenplays, there are today more people who know his work than know that they know it.
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Juliet Fleming, Times Literary Supplement, 18 Feb. 2000
The main rival to his pneumonia was the prolific thrush which went into his throat and stomach.
—Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting, 1993
A writer as established and prolific as Joyce Carol Oates can approach her material in a wealth of ways unavailable to the more plodding.
—Jane Smiley, New York Times Book Review, 5 May 1991
Here there are La restaurants, wine bars, bookshops, estate agents more prolific than doctors, and attractive people in black, few of them aging.
—Hanif Kureishi, Granta 22, Autumn 1987
a famously prolific author who could produce several works of fiction and nonfiction a year
Juliet Fleming, Times Literary Supplement, 18 Feb. 2000
The main rival to his pneumonia was the prolific thrush which went into his throat and stomach.
—Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting, 1993
A writer as established and prolific as Joyce Carol Oates can approach her material in a wealth of ways unavailable to the more plodding.
—Jane Smiley, New York Times Book Review, 5 May 1991
Here there are La restaurants, wine bars, bookshops, estate agents more prolific than doctors, and attractive people in black, few of them aging.
—Hanif Kureishi, Granta 22, Autumn 1987
a famously prolific author who could produce several works of fiction and nonfiction a year
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His brother, Richard A. Jones is a U.S. District Court judge who has presided over a number of high profile cases in his long career, including that of the state's most prolific serial killer, Gary Ridgway.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Spain had won both of the last two editions of the tournament and are the world champions at the senior level, while North Korea have a prolific record across the youth levels and very recently lifted the U-20 Women’s World Cup.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
In a prolific career that spanned more than 70 years, Jones established himself as a behind-the-scenes force and a gifted artist in his own right, working as an arranger, composer, songwriter and performer.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
While Georgia has reliably chosen Republican presidential candidates since 1996, Georgia voters elected President Joe Biden in 2020 as well as two Democratic senators, largely due to Stacey Abrams’s prolific fundraising and registration efforts.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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Christine Clarridge, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Spain had won both of the last two editions of the tournament and are the world champions at the senior level, while North Korea have a prolific record across the youth levels and very recently lifted the U-20 Women’s World Cup.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
In a prolific career that spanned more than 70 years, Jones established himself as a behind-the-scenes force and a gifted artist in his own right, working as an arranger, composer, songwriter and performer.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
While Georgia has reliably chosen Republican presidential candidates since 1996, Georgia voters elected President Joe Biden in 2020 as well as two Democratic senators, largely due to Stacey Abrams’s prolific fundraising and registration efforts.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Prolific.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prolific. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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prolific
adjective
pro·lif·ic
prə-ˈlif-ik
1
: producing young or fruit in large numbers
a prolific orchard
2
: highly inventive : productive
a prolific writer
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