Pulitzer Prize
noun
Pu·lit·zer Prize
ˈpu̇-lət-sər- 
ˈpyü-
: any of various annual prizes (as for outstanding literary or journalistic achievement) established by the will of Joseph Pulitzer
called also Pulitzer
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Plohetski was the lead reporter for the Statesman’s groundbreaking coverage of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for public service.
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Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
The Wicked costars are reuniting and returning to the stage in a West End revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Pulitzer Prize–winning 1984 musical Sunday in the Park with George.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
The musical won the Pulitzer Prize for drama that year and was nominated for a Tony for best musical and won the Olivier for best musical.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
The Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical first opened in 1984, starring Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters, and is split into two acts with the same cast playing different characters.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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