Pulitzer Prize

noun

Pu·​lit·​zer Prize ˈpu̇-lət-sər- How to pronounce Pulitzer Prize (audio)
ˈpyü-
: any of various annual prizes (as for outstanding literary or journalistic achievement) established by the will of Joseph Pulitzer

called also Pulitzer

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Advertisement Newsletter Get the latest from Michael Hiltzik Commentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer Prize winner. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024 Written by Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, this book catalogues the author’s passionate, life-altering decision to learn Italian by immersing herself in the language and culture. Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024 The play premiered in London in 1983 before heading to Broadway in 1984 and winning the Pulitzer Prize in drama. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024 In the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Piano Lesson, which was recently adapted into a Netflix movie, a piano is hand-carved with intricate portraits of an enslaved family—and years later, that family’s descendants wrestle with the value of this heirloom. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Pulitzer Prize 

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Pulitzer Prize was in 1918

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“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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