: 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
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He won the Nobel Prize for economics.
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Protein folding – the subject of last year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry – is crucial for good health in human physiology.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded yesterday to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for their research on how cycles of technological innovation drive economic growth and lead to creative destruction.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Nobel purists stress that the economics prize is technically not a Nobel Prize, but it is always presented together with the others on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death in 1896.
—CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Malinche’s negative image was solidified by Nobel Prize in Literature winner Octavio Paz.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded yesterday to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for their research on how cycles of technological innovation drive economic growth and lead to creative destruction.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Nobel purists stress that the economics prize is technically not a Nobel Prize, but it is always presented together with the others on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death in 1896.
—CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Malinche’s negative image was solidified by Nobel Prize in Literature winner Octavio Paz.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Nobel Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nobel%20Prize. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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Nobel Prize
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No·bel Prize
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: 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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