grand prize

noun

: the top prize given in a contest

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Last year, Hershberg co-wrote and co-directed the short film Memory Room, which won the grand prize at The New York Shorts Film Festival. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026 In 2025, the Connecticut Department of Transportation won the 2025 America’s Transportation Awards grand prize for its emergency project demolishing, and then rebuilding, the Fairfield Avenue Bridge over I-95 in Norwalk in 2024. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026 This essay was the grand prize winner of the Think for Yourself college scholarship sponsored by Let Grow, a nonpartisan group promoting childhood independence and resilience. Ean Soh, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026 According to the Michigan Lottery, Super Raffle offers one grand prize of $6 million, followed by two prizes of $1 million, and 12 prizes of $100,000. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grand prize

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“Grand prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20prize. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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