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 Sex and the City alum is starring in Jordan Harrison’s Pulitzer Prize-finalist play Marjorie Prime, alongside June Squibb, 96.
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
On stage, Moten starred in Annie Baker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Flick at The Barrow Street Theatre in New York City.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
Williams is the author of four previous novels–including The Quick and the Dead, a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize–and four collections of stories, as well as Ill Nature, a book of essays that was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
—Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
This year, Szalay beat out former Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai for The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny and Pulitzer Prize finalist Susan Choi for Flashlight.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
On stage, Moten starred in Annie Baker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Flick at The Barrow Street Theatre in New York City.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
Williams is the author of four previous novels–including The Quick and the Dead, a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize–and four collections of stories, as well as Ill Nature, a book of essays that was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
—Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
This year, Szalay beat out former Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai for The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny and Pulitzer Prize finalist Susan Choi for Flashlight.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Pulitzer Prize
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“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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