1
as in pried
to draw out by force or with effort
prizing the stubborn nails out of the board
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as in pulled
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 valued
to hold dear
veterinarians know that pets are highly prized by their owners
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Recent Examples of prized
Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
—Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
One of the things Buckley prized about Galbraith was the economist’s excellence of English.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prized
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With over 15 coffee farms, the island has a thriving and esteemed coffee culture.—
Martie Bowser,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Muslim and Middle East founders respond Sequoia Capital is one of the most esteemed venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, managing around $56 billion in assets as of January.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Nichols and Matteson began working together in December 2019, and Nichols signed a deal with revered blues label Fat Possum Records in early 2020.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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Grateful Dead historian and counterculture author Dennis McNally points out that Marshall’s bad boy reputation does nothing to diminish his legacy as one of music’s most revered photographers.—
Paul Liberatore,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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“Prized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prized. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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