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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The hunt for the Pillowcase Rapist, which was the subject of a series of stories that led to then-Miami Herald police reporter Edna Buchanan winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1986, was cold until a DNA hit in 2020, following the arrest of Koehler’s son.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Merriman Smith, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1964 for his coverage of Kennedy's assassination, committed suicide in 1970.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The newspaper was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for public service in 1941 for its campaign, the first time that a major award was conferred for an environmental story.
—Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
The project was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Merriman Smith, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1964 for his coverage of Kennedy's assassination, committed suicide in 1970.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The newspaper was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for public service in 1941 for its campaign, the first time that a major award was conferred for an environmental story.
—Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
The project was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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