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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His team in Dayton was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for public service for a series on worker safety.
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Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The film, based on Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, received nine Oscar nominations, including the one for best picture.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Pat Stith, an investigative reporter who would win a Pulitzer Prize for The News & Observer in 1996, saw Kilgo in action early at The Charlotte News.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
Plohetski was the lead reporter for the Statesman’s groundbreaking coverage of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for public service.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
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Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The film, based on Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, received nine Oscar nominations, including the one for best picture.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Pat Stith, an investigative reporter who would win a Pulitzer Prize for The News & Observer in 1996, saw Kilgo in action early at The Charlotte News.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
Plohetski was the lead reporter for the Statesman’s groundbreaking coverage of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for public service.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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