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prize

[prahyz] / praɪz /






Usage

What are other ways to say prize? To prize is to value highly and cherish. To appreciate is to exercise wise judgment, delicate perception, and keen insight in realizing the worth of something. To esteem is to feel respect combined with a warm, kindly feeling. To value is to attach importance to a thing because of its worth (material or otherwise). 

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Are tennis players right to protest over prize money?

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

The federal investigation may be a near-term drag on the stock, but some investors are keeping their eyes on a much larger prize.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

The company is also holding a contest to find the oldest coupon out there, with a prize of a home renovation worth $100,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

The grand prize is a $100,00 home renovation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

“But a small thing can be a prize too.”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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