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 series won a Pulitzer Prize for local reporting.
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
When Pulitzer Prize–winning author Louise Erdrich opened the store 25 years ago, the notion of a shop focused on Native American literature was a rarity.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
The Montgomery Advertiser, a USA TODAY Network newspaper, had revealed similar issues about internal tensions and management practices decades earlier, in a series of 1994 exposés that were named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Glengarry Glen Ross won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1984.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
When Pulitzer Prize–winning author Louise Erdrich opened the store 25 years ago, the notion of a shop focused on Native American literature was a rarity.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
The Montgomery Advertiser, a USA TODAY Network newspaper, had revealed similar issues about internal tensions and management practices decades earlier, in a series of 1994 exposés that were named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Glengarry Glen Ross won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1984.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Pulitzer Prize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pulitzer%20Prize. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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