1
as in pried
to draw out by force or with effort
prizing the stubborn nails out of the board
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2
as in pulled
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever
trying to prize apart the jammed gears
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as in valued
to hold dear
veterinarians know that pets are highly prized by their owners
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Recent Examples of prized
Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
As the baskets tumble with the waves, the movement in the water helps create that signature cup shape of prized oysters as the shells form and grow.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
After decades of being behind the camera as a prized Vogue photographer, Arthur Elgort is the focus of a new documentary.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
In clubhouses with bigger lockers or prized locations, players are assigned to spots by service time.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Yes, some of fall’s most prized pieces (Barn jackets!
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
However, when his parents moved from their country home in the 1990s, his father's prized garlic was left behind on the property.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Saint-Domingue quickly became France’s most prized overseas possession, producing more sugar, coffee, cotton, and indigo than any other colony in the world.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
John’s theory — that the agrarian plots of Hawaii’s prized plant is the physical representation of a game board — is the idea that life itself sprung into abundance because of play.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The brain has always been central to the most insightful thinking on warfare, whether that’s ancient China’s Sun Tzu, who prized deception and self-knowledge, or early 19th-century Prussia’s Carl von Clausewitz, for whom war was a clash of wills.
—Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
Kashmirs are considered the finest sapphires in the world, prized for their beauty, scarcity, and cultural significance.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
Much raved about on TikTok, Polène’s leather bag styles are also prized by no shortage of A-listers.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Mostly, though, the shells were prized for their unique beauty.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
The tree's wood is prized for making furniture and other items.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
It was made of gold and strung with beads made of lapis lazuli, a blue stone prized in antiquity.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
These days tractors have replaced buffaloes, once prized for their strength and ability to plow fields and transport heavy loads.
—CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
Gold has been a prized asset for over 5,000 years and today is seen as a hedge against inflation, currency devaluation, and geopolitical shocks.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
As the baskets tumble with the waves, the movement in the water helps create that signature cup shape of prized oysters as the shells form and grow.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
After decades of being behind the camera as a prized Vogue photographer, Arthur Elgort is the focus of a new documentary.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
In clubhouses with bigger lockers or prized locations, players are assigned to spots by service time.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Yes, some of fall’s most prized pieces (Barn jackets!
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
However, when his parents moved from their country home in the 1990s, his father's prized garlic was left behind on the property.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Saint-Domingue quickly became France’s most prized overseas possession, producing more sugar, coffee, cotton, and indigo than any other colony in the world.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
John’s theory — that the agrarian plots of Hawaii’s prized plant is the physical representation of a game board — is the idea that life itself sprung into abundance because of play.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Some scholars have suggested that the boys were prized for their looks and conscripted into homoerotic pageants created by Christopher Marlowe.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The brain has always been central to the most insightful thinking on warfare, whether that’s ancient China’s Sun Tzu, who prized deception and self-knowledge, or early 19th-century Prussia’s Carl von Clausewitz, for whom war was a clash of wills.
—Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
Kashmirs are considered the finest sapphires in the world, prized for their beauty, scarcity, and cultural significance.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
Much raved about on TikTok, Polène’s leather bag styles are also prized by no shortage of A-listers.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Mostly, though, the shells were prized for their unique beauty.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
The tree's wood is prized for making furniture and other items.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
It was made of gold and strung with beads made of lapis lazuli, a blue stone prized in antiquity.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
These days tractors have replaced buffaloes, once prized for their strength and ability to plow fields and transport heavy loads.
—CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prized
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Indigenous communities across North America have long considered dentalium shells as a treasured item.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
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The health of the delta – and of 270 other natural sites across the globe – is the subject of the latest IUCN World Heritage Outlook, a recurring wellness report on the planet’s most treasured natural places.—
Jessica Beaudette,
The Conversation,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Over 17 nights, travelers are whisked by private jet across seven exquisite destinations to stay in the world’s most esteemed independent hotels and resorts.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
21 Oct. 2025
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At a panel discussion at Carnegie Hall in 1999, Dohnányi got into a minor fracas with his esteemed colleague Pierre Boulez over the distinctive tone of French bassoons.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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The revered text, which follows a devastating family feud and explores profound philosophical and spiritual ideas, has had numerous film and TV adaptations, including an immensely popular one on Indian state broadcasting channel Doordarshan and one by Peter Brook, which was recently restored.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Of all the Belle of Louisville's historic features, one area of the revered steamboat is clearly the most audible.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Prized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prized. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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