1
as in pried
to draw out by force or with effort
prizing the stubborn nails out of the board
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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
Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prized
Adjective
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Thank you to the esteemed Academy for today’s nomination.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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Despite serious damage to the home, a portrait of the esteemed writer remained affixed to the wall.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Still, each woman is well-drawn beyond that: Annie is the revered local Hoodoo practitioner serving the community while mourning the death of her infant, and Mary is a woman navigating the complexities of being a multiracial woman who can pass as white but is in love with a Black man.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
7 July 2025
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The revered Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård will sit down with yours truly to record a special episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast in front of an audience at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Friday, July 11.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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“Prized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prized. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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