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Pulitzer

Pulitzer

110 4.8
A top American award given every year for journalism, books, or music
  • proper noun
  • /ˈpʌlɪtsər/
  • US
translation icon : Premio Pulitzer
  • The book, published in 1982, won the Pulitzer Prize and was a huge best-seller.
  • Pulitzer Prize
  • win a Pulitzer
  • Pulitzer Prize winner

No respected Pulitzer Prize winning reporter could possibly be this handsome.

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Examples

  • I dream about being an author and winning the Pulitzer Prize or the Newbery Medal.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Now, Chris is a two time Pulitzer Prize winner, lifelong journalist for the New York Times, and he was the New York Times Middle East Bureau chief.

  • Why, this story will get me the Pulitzer Prize!

  • You were gonna win a Pulitzer.

  • I was going to be a journalist, a Pulitzer Prize winner, a voice for change and justice.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • John F. Kennedy won the Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles in Courage.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize and an American Book Award for her novel The Color Purple.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Glenn is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and host of System Update on Rumble.

  • He was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize and non fiction for his book The Denial of Death.

  • The author received the Pulitzer Prize for her outstanding novel that captured the struggles of social justice.

Synonyms

award
vsPulitzer
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A prize given to someone for achievement or excellence

is a specific prestigious annual US honor for journalism literature and music
Pulitzer Prize
vsPulitzer
  • US
55 3.7

A famous American award given each year for very good journalism, books or music

is the common short name for the same honor

Compounds

55 3.7

A famous American award given each year for very good journalism, books or music

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Pulitzer as a prize is named after Joseph Pulitzer, who left money to start awards for the best work in journalism, literature, and music; so a 'Pulitzer' means a top, official prize for excellence in those fields.