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as in gems
someone or something unusually desirable
in the view of most of her friends, her current boyfriend is certainly no prize
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as in awards
something given in recognition of achievement
the Pritzker Architecture Prize is the world's most prestigious honor in the field of architecture
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as in extracts
to draw out by force or with effort
prizing the stubborn nails out of the board
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as in pries
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 treasures
to hold dear
veterinarians know that pets are highly prized by their owners
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Recent Examples of prizes
Chris Sims, IndyStar, 9 Jan. 2026
Their popularity isn’t from winning expensive prizes, or because competitions pay big.
—Anna Rahmanan, thehustle.co, 9 Jan. 2026
The documentary, which profiles poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley facing Gibson’s cancer journey, won prizes for outstanding nonfiction feature, original music score and Unforgettables honors for Gibson and Falley.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
In addition to prizes at Sundance and the Cinema Eye Honors, Shyne won Best Director at the IDA Documentary Awards in December and also earned the IDA’s Emerging Filmmaker Award.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
And Percival Everett’s novel James, a retelling of Huckleberry Finn, took the lion’s share of the literary prizes in 2024, including the Pulitzer.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
The album earned six Grammy Awards, including the coveted record and album of the year prizes, in 2018.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at Arizona Lottery offices.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at Tennessee Lottery offices.
—Nicole Young, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2025
Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 13 Dec. 2025
All that thinking has only strengthened my conviction that learning to love your face without objectification is a powerful way to counteract the damaging and distressing messages from a beauty culture that prizes youthfulness and hypersexuality.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 10 Dec. 2025
But if your workplace culture prizes late-night responsiveness simply because that’s how your boss likes to work, that’s a leadership issue, not a business necessity.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Thompson; Hoss adds a blaze-of-glory brio to Eileen’s downfall; Thompson; a visual palette that prizes both old-school glamour and pomo maximalism; and Thompson.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Cricket still prizes the five-day Test match, a historical format that demands patience in a world addicted to instant entertainment.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Curation prizes originality and experimentation.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
The Pause That Pays Off In an enterprise culture that prizes velocity—faster OKRs, quicker check-ins, shorter alignment cycles—this approach was counterintuitive.
—Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Las Vegas formula of maximalism—24/7 noise, crowds, queues, and constant spend—clashes with a mood that prizes sleep, space, and self-regulation.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
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For prizes of $50,000 or more, you are required to claim in person at the Hoosier Lottery headquarters in Indianapolis.
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Here's a look at all 26 Michigan Lottery prizes worth $100,000 or more that were won or claimed last month.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for prizes
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Although these gems are sometimes paired with outdated or dirty lampshades, replacing a shade is an easy fix.—
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Below, browse through cool-girl winter pants from Aritzia, Quince, Mango, and Zara, just to name a few gems.—
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The organizers pledged to continue the campaign throughout awards season to ensure the public knows the names of Good and others killed by ICE agents in shootings.—
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The Golden Globes was the second awards ceremony this season to pay tribute to Reiner.—
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Access the park by snorkeling or diving, or via a glass-bottom boat, before heading to the offshoot site in neighboring Carriacou, hidden among the reefs of an island renowned for its treasures beneath the surface.—
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The latest discovery isn't the first time that modern construction projects have yielded historical treasures in Europe.—
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Chalamet has counted a Critics Choice Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival award and a nomination at the upcoming Actor Awards among his accolades for Marty Supreme (all one year after earning the same nods for playing Bob Dylan in 2024’s A Complete Unknown).—
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Soft-spoken and grounded, Stephen White has little interest in accolades.—
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Archival jewels from Fred Leighton elevated the look.—
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Luxury businesses that helped customers evade sales and use taxes by shipping empty boxes out of the city, while delivering the art, jewels, or other expensive items to million-dollar homes and offices.—
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“Prizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prizes. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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