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as in prying
to draw out by force or with effort
prizing the stubborn nails out of the board
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as in pulling
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 valuing
to hold dear
veterinarians know that pets are highly prized by their owners
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Recent Examples of prizing
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
Rather than prizing animals for their beauty, their virile traits or their straight-up cool characteristics, frogposting is all about vulnerable animals—the dweebs of the animal kingdom.
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Hazlitt,
3 Dec. 2025
Waters, who opened the Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse in 1971, is the chef most closely identified with the farm-to-table movement, which shares an affinity with MAHA in prizing sustainably grown, locally sourced whole foods; from that same soil grew the farm-to-school movement.
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Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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The regime has been hollowed out by decades of negative selection—the result of rewarding mediocrity and prizing ideological loyalty over competence.
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Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
Rather than prizing animals for their beauty, their virile traits or their straight-up cool characteristics, frogposting is all about vulnerable animals—the dweebs of the animal kingdom.
—
Hazlitt,
3 Dec. 2025
Waters, who opened the Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse in 1971, is the chef most closely identified with the farm-to-table movement, which shares an affinity with MAHA in prizing sustainably grown, locally sourced whole foods; from that same soil grew the farm-to-school movement.
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Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prizing
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These evergreen or deciduous shrubs protect your garden oasis from prying eyes and create a sense of solitude.
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The two have already had a few chats away from prying eyes and shared a few kisses.
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Workers were dispatched throughout La Guaira and parts of Caracas, where families and volunteers have spent the last few days pulling survivors and bodies from the wreckage despite a lack of heavy equipment and limited guidance from authorities.
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Rescuers have fanned out across La Guaira, where the worst destruction occurred, and parts of Caracas, where families and volunteers have spent days pulling survivors and victims from the rubble.
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When the treatment for major depressive disorder gained FDA approval in August 2022, the company’s shares popped 65% in a week, valuing the company at $3 billion.
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Retail buyers chasing Musk’s dream of data centers in space and an eventual Mars settlement pushed the stock to about $225 on June 16, briefly valuing the company close to $2 trillion.
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The government is also extracting data from devices that law enforcement recently seized, Winik added.
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The organizations extracting the most value have redesigned workflows around what AI makes possible.
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Two years ago, Ella Langley introduced herself to country-loving audiences with her debut album Hungover.
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Colombian journalists and fans in Kansas City Stadium were loving Cabo Verde’s attempt to knock out the reigning champions.
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Now, with the federal and state government yanking back plenty of that funding and directly barring the city from enacting some of its more aggressive climate plans, Higgins is left with a narrow road to tread toward progress.
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The virtual oar-yanking celebration in a baseball atmosphere was one of those weird juxtapositions that seem to get fostered whenever a World Cup fanbase descends upon a host city.
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Kelce spotlighting Swift’s intelligence A true golden retriever boyfriend distinguishes himself by appreciating his partner’s smarts.
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First, wealthy investors buy appreciating assets like stocks, real estate or art.
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As with the studio version, the track began with Lifeson plucking out a delicate intro on a nylon-string guitar before blasting into monster electric riffs.
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Vogue’s beauty shopping editor Kiana Murden became a devotee after plucking it from the beauty closet and using it religiously.
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“Prizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prizing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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