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 work has received more than two dozen national awards, including a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in 1987 with two colleagues for a series revealing transgressions in the Philadelphia court system.
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Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
Part of me wants to say that Small Rain gave me the courage to disagree with Louise Glück, to reject the advice of a Nobel Laureate, American Poet Laureate, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, etc.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
However, in a lifetime of great roles, Duvall’s favorite was playing ex-Texas Ranger Augustus McCrae in the 1989 CBS miniseries Lonesome Dove, based on the Larry McMurtry Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
Steppenwolf has won numerous awards, including Tony Awards, the National Medal of Arts, and the 2025 Pulitzer Prize, and has gained acclaim throughout the world.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
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Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
Part of me wants to say that Small Rain gave me the courage to disagree with Louise Glück, to reject the advice of a Nobel Laureate, American Poet Laureate, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, etc.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
However, in a lifetime of great roles, Duvall’s favorite was playing ex-Texas Ranger Augustus McCrae in the 1989 CBS miniseries Lonesome Dove, based on the Larry McMurtry Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
Steppenwolf has won numerous awards, including Tony Awards, the National Medal of Arts, and the 2025 Pulitzer Prize, and has gained acclaim throughout the world.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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