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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Hoffman won his second Pulitzer Prize last year for editorial writing.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The Broadway production won Tonys for Best Leading Actor and Best Direction, plus a Pulitzer Prize finalist nomination.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Netflix has rounded out the cast for its fresh take on The Age Of Innocence, a limited series based on Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Mike Royko, a Chicago institution, wrote that the Padres didn’t deserve to win, because San Diego fans were a white wine-drinking and sushi-eating bunch.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The Broadway production won Tonys for Best Leading Actor and Best Direction, plus a Pulitzer Prize finalist nomination.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Netflix has rounded out the cast for its fresh take on The Age Of Innocence, a limited series based on Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Mike Royko, a Chicago institution, wrote that the Padres didn’t deserve to win, because San Diego fans were a white wine-drinking and sushi-eating bunch.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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