Pulitzer Prize
noun
Pu·lit·zer Prize
ˈpu̇-lət-sər- 
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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Two other plays were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
This darkly humorous tragedy, written by the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Sam Shepard in the 1970s, tells the story of the Tates, a downtrodden family of four living on a farm in California where everything is in a state of massive disrepair.
—Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
In 2020, Rivera Garza was named a MacArthur Genius Fellow, and in 2024, her book, Liliana's Invincible Summer won the Pulitzer Prize for memoir or autobiography.
—Adriana Gallardo, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump has won the right to sue the Pulitzer Prize board in Florida.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
This darkly humorous tragedy, written by the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Sam Shepard in the 1970s, tells the story of the Tates, a downtrodden family of four living on a farm in California where everything is in a state of massive disrepair.
—Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
In 2020, Rivera Garza was named a MacArthur Genius Fellow, and in 2024, her book, Liliana's Invincible Summer won the Pulitzer Prize for memoir or autobiography.
—Adriana Gallardo, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump has won the right to sue the Pulitzer Prize board in Florida.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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