prizing 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of prize
1
as in prying
to draw out by force or with effort prizing the stubborn nails out of the board

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2
as in pulling
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever trying to prize apart the jammed gears

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prizing

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of prize
as in valuing
to hold dear veterinarians know that pets are highly prized by their owners

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Recent Examples of prizing
Verb
The producer in Douglas helped the actor in him by prizing good scripts above all else. — Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 The regime has been hollowed out by decades of negative selection—the result of rewarding mediocrity and prizing ideological loyalty over competence. — Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026 Rather than prizing animals for their beauty, their virile traits or their straight-up cool characteristics, frogposting is all about vulnerable animals—the dweebs of the animal kingdom. — Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025 Waters, who opened the Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse in 1971, is the chef most closely identified with the farm-to-table movement, which shares an affinity with MAHA in prizing sustainably grown, locally sourced whole foods; from that same soil grew the farm-to-school movement. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prizing
  1. prying
  2. pulling
  3. valuing
  4. extracting
  5. loving
  6. yanking
  7. appreciating
  8. plucking
Verb
  • At first there was just some casual small talk between them, then walks with their dogs, followed by dinners at pubs away from prying eyes and, finally, evenings spent cooking together.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Or prying mussels off rocks along South Africa’s Cape Peninsula.
    — Rachel Levin, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of prying
Verb
  • The first daily chart, going back to July, shows PJP rallying through the summer, topping in late August, and pulling back into October before advancing again.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • With a tighter opening, the octopus added a step, pulling the remaining arms through before squeezing its head and mantle through separately.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of pulling
Verb
  • The Kenvue takeover closed almost a year to the day that it was announced , valuing the company at almost $49 billion when including debt.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
  • On Friday, OPay had priced its American depositary shares at $19 each, the bottom of its target range, valuing the company at just over $4 billion.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of valuing
Verb
  • Potential applications include recharging visiting rovers, transmitting scientific data to Earth and powering equipment used for in-situ resource utilization (ISRU), which involves extracting and processing local lunar materials.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Others are capable of evaluating trigonometric functions, extracting roots and calculating logarithms.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of extracting
Verb
  • There is something so beautiful about loving someone through every season of their life … Kenny, one of the greatest gifts of my life has been getting to know you through all your different chapters.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
  • First, putting time into hobbies or pets or leisure and loving democracy aren’t mutually exclusive.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of loving
Verb
  • Shortly after, the video shows the same officer yanking him to the ground, punching and kicking him.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Zabransky was the first person to reach Rabb in the end zone, yanking him into the air for a bear hug.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of yanking
Verb
  • The person behind the picture The appeal of human craftsmanship goes beyond appreciating how many hours something took.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Gilbert described that assignment as a casual acquaintance asking his father to voice a cartoon, without Danny meaningfully appreciating the companies involved.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of appreciating
Verb
  • According to a case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the doctors gave the man a topical treatment to numb his eyes and then began plucking out the worms one by one with fine forceps.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Pai Skincare Bright Now Exfoliating Toner, $49 Organic is not as simple as plucking some flowers and putting them on your face.
    — Brianna Peters, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of plucking

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“Prizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prizing. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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