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precocious

[pri-koh-shuhs] / prɪˈkoʊ ʃəs /


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A precocious talent who burst on the scene in 2006, Kim was the spark-plug of the 2008 US Ryder Cup team that beat Europe at Valhalla Golf Club in Kentucky.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

No one finished out 2025 talking about Disney bastardizing everyone’s favorite precocious blue alien, but “Materialists” was still driving conversations and reactions well through the end of the year.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026

"What would an incredibly precocious child, who remembers everything he ever thought - because computers don't forget things - feel like when he started talking?"

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

Despite waves of Carthaginian resistance and the increasing hostility of Roman elites, who resented his precocious record and thirst for glory, Scipio tightened the noose around Carthage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

It was my fault that I'd beamed when Miss Davenport, Momma's loathsome cousin by marriage, had mentioned what a precocious child I was and how familiar my features seemed.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland