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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Even his fellow prolific contemporaries don’t have a bar so high — sorry, Ridley Scott.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
Flashback: Thurber House was the home of humorist James Thurber, a prolific early 20th century author, journalist and playwright who lived there from 1913-17 while studying at OSU.
—Andrew King, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Phishing for weight-loss drug victims Tracking activity over the first four months of this year, McAfee’s Threat Research Team uncovered just how prolific weight-loss scams have become across malicious websites, scam emails and texts, posts on social media and online marketplace listings.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
The couple have been friends of Trump for over 20 years and are among his most prolific donors.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
Flashback: Thurber House was the home of humorist James Thurber, a prolific early 20th century author, journalist and playwright who lived there from 1913-17 while studying at OSU.
—Andrew King, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Phishing for weight-loss drug victims Tracking activity over the first four months of this year, McAfee’s Threat Research Team uncovered just how prolific weight-loss scams have become across malicious websites, scam emails and texts, posts on social media and online marketplace listings.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
The couple have been friends of Trump for over 20 years and are among his most prolific donors.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Prolific.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prolific. Accessed 17 Dec. 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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