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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The legendary architect had a prolific career, but still, some of these early works remain among his most famous structures.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
Though a handful of other roach species can become unwelcome indoor invaders, including the much larger American cockroach, German roaches only live in human structures and are the most prolific and problematic home pest.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
Nadal and the technical team that has worked with him throughout his prolific tennis career developed the training system applied at his eponymous academy in Mallorca and designed the padel training program for COMO Maalifushi.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2024
The firm has an impressive track record of prolific and successful international activism.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2024
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Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
Though a handful of other roach species can become unwelcome indoor invaders, including the much larger American cockroach, German roaches only live in human structures and are the most prolific and problematic home pest.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
Nadal and the technical team that has worked with him throughout his prolific tennis career developed the training system applied at his eponymous academy in Mallorca and designed the padel training program for COMO Maalifushi.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2024
The firm has an impressive track record of prolific and successful international activism.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 10 Aug. 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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