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prize

[prahyz] / praɪz /






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What are other ways to say prize? To prize is to value highly and cherish. To appreciate is to exercise wise judgment, delicate perception, and keen insight in realizing the worth of something. To esteem is to feel respect combined with a warm, kindly feeling. To value is to attach importance to a thing because of its worth (material or otherwise). 

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“I’ve always been about building coalitions, keeping my eyes on the prize, working with people who disagree with me, working with people who don’t like me,” Bass said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

What's clear is that the true victors aren't necessarily the ones who get their hands on the prize pot.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

He also suggested he no longer wanted Norwegian immigrants coming to the United States because he had not received the prize.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Sherrock's victory over Littler meant the event immediately ended, meaning the five remaining amateurs were unable to get their shot at the £501,000 prize.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

It would be wonderful, she told us, if Eugene could win first prize in the talent show.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

A 53-year-old Tejano singer who had a number of hits in the genre in the 1990s, Pulido was one of the most prized recruits for Democrats this year.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

One of its most striking features is an approximately 11,000-square-foot, air-conditioned collector’s garage, which once housed dozens of Foreman’s prized vehicles.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

With distinct Gothic-style design details and appearances in many movies and TV shows, Los Feliz’s Shakespeare Bridge has become a prized neighborhood emblem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

But there will always be room for one prized possession: His collection of about 200 airline amenity kits, the travel-sized toiletry pouches that come free with first- and business-class seats on long-haul flights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

I prized his hands away, hoping he wouldn’t notice the traces of damp from my eyes that his fingers had transferred to my shirt.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Instead, Starc took four wickets in six deliveries with the new ball, first prizing out Ryan Rickelton for 42 and Marco Jansen 52.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

It begins in vulnerability—a future cold day, redeemed by tonight’s memory—and ends in a plea that the beloved change nothing, prizing acceptance over perfection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Monster survey showed recent grads are prizing job security over career growth.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026

Kourtney accused Kim of using her wedding as a “business opportunity,” prizing money over their relationship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2023

Another thing I had in common with crows: our habit of prizing the poorest of riches.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

But he wins it despite not lifting either of football's biggest prizes last season, having lost in both the World Cup and Champions League semi-finals.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Two of those prizes were for “Looney Tunes”-related work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The laureates will receive their prizes at a formal ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of the death in 1896 of scientist Alfred Nobel, who created the prizes in his will.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

He also prizes the laboratory of the recording studio, especially once the band has left.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“I always thought those prizes were fake. You ought to be ashamed—fooling little kids that way.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith


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