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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The photographs won the Pulitzer Prize, with both men’s names on them.
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Gary Knight, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
Among Wilson’s accolades are a Pulitzer Prize nomination, two Premio Ubu awards and the Golden Lion of the Venice Biennale.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 July 2025
Previously, Wilson was the recipient of the Golden Lion of the Venice Biennale, an Olivier Award and received a Pulitzer Prize nomination.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 31 July 2025
In a lush, 1945 newspaper spread appearing in the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, to take just one example, science journalist Gobind Behari Lal—who had won the Pulitzer Prize just eight years prior—reported on the latest findings regarding the female migraine personality.
—Tom Zeller Jr.
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
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Gary Knight, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
Among Wilson’s accolades are a Pulitzer Prize nomination, two Premio Ubu awards and the Golden Lion of the Venice Biennale.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 July 2025
Previously, Wilson was the recipient of the Golden Lion of the Venice Biennale, an Olivier Award and received a Pulitzer Prize nomination.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 31 July 2025
In a lush, 1945 newspaper spread appearing in the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, to take just one example, science journalist Gobind Behari Lal—who had won the Pulitzer Prize just eight years prior—reported on the latest findings regarding the female migraine personality.
—Tom Zeller Jr.
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
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“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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