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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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025 The play, which won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize, focuses on the intricacies of language and miscommunication. —

Barbara Schuler, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025 Feiffer won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1986. —

Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 Farrow is a Pulitzer Prize winner and has written stories about the claims against Weinstein, Leslie Moonves and more, with his reporting about President Donald Trump working with the National Enquirer contributing to Trump’s federal indictment. —

Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025 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 30 Jan. 2025.

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