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
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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New Line launched a prolific 2003 remake directed by German filmmaker Marcus Nispel with Michael Bay producing and pre-Quiet Place Andrew Form and Brad Fuller executive producing.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
The Duplass Brothers: Rewriting Hollywood Over the last 20 years, Mark and Jay Duplass have become two of the most prolific producers, writers, directors and actors working in Hollywood today.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
About the candidates Richter, 69, is president of the South Palm Park Neighborhood Association and a prolific community volunteer.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
That could mean taking another Texas receiver early in the draft would make a lot of sense, and form a prolific receiving core of Worthy, Golden, and Rashee Rice.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
The Duplass Brothers: Rewriting Hollywood Over the last 20 years, Mark and Jay Duplass have become two of the most prolific producers, writers, directors and actors working in Hollywood today.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
About the candidates Richter, 69, is president of the South Palm Park Neighborhood Association and a prolific community volunteer.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
That could mean taking another Texas receiver early in the draft would make a lot of sense, and form a prolific receiving core of Worthy, Golden, and Rashee Rice.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Prolific.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prolific. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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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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