: any of various annual prizes (as in peace, literature, medicine) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of persons who work for the interests of humanity
called also Nobel
Examples of Nobel Prize in a Sentence
He won the Nobel Prize for economics.
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In 2024, two Google DeepMind employees were awarded half of that year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work in creating AlphaFold software.
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Jessica Melugin,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
The book, set in 1926 Harlem, follows a salesman who kills his young lover; Morrison won the Nobel Prize in Literature the year after it was published.
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Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
25 June 2026
Crispr-Cas9 gene editing rocked the scientific world when it was first introduced in 2012, earning Jennifer Doudna, professor of biochemistry at the University of California Berkeley, the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
And John Jumper, vice president of Google DeepMind and winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on AI, is departing after nearly nine years for rival Anthropic, according to Bloomberg.
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John Kell,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
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Jessica Melugin,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
The book, set in 1926 Harlem, follows a salesman who kills his young lover; Morrison won the Nobel Prize in Literature the year after it was published.
—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
25 June 2026
Crispr-Cas9 gene editing rocked the scientific world when it was first introduced in 2012, earning Jennifer Doudna, professor of biochemistry at the University of California Berkeley, the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
And John Jumper, vice president of Google DeepMind and winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on AI, is departing after nearly nine years for rival Anthropic, according to Bloomberg.
—
John Kell,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
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“Nobel Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nobel%20Prize. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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Nobel Prize
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No·bel Prize
(ˌ)nō-ˌbel- 
: an annual prize (as in literature, medicine, peace) established by the will of Alfred Nobel for the encouragement of people who work for the interests of humanity
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