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Pulitzer
[pool-it-ser, pyoo-lit-]
noun
Joseph, 1847–1911, U.S. journalist and publisher, born in Hungary.
Pulitzer
/ ˈʊɪٲə /
noun
Joseph. 1847–1911, US newspaper publisher, born in Hungary. He established the Pulitzer prizes
Example Sentences
Purpose, about an African-American family who reunite in Chicago, was named best play, a month after winning the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
He would have been better advised to do what James Ijames did in his Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fat Ham” — respond to Shakespeare’s classic through a completely autonomous work of art.
A Tony would create more incentive for regional theaters to rise to the challenge, though with a Pulitzer, New York Drama Critics’ Award and Drama Desk Award, “Purpose” is hardly lacking in accolades.
Susan Choi’s novels, like the Pulitzer Prize finalist “American Woman” and “My Education,” are often disquieting books aimed at leaving readers unsettled about the choices we make in life.
More recently, The Washington Post pulled a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist’s work when it mocked media and tech titans groveling at the feet of President Donald Trump.
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When To Use
Pulitzer is a short name for the Pulitzer Prize, one of the annual prizes awarded for excellence in journalism, photojournalism, fiction and nonfiction books, drama, poetry, and music. Along with writers and artists, some prizes are also awarded to news publications. They are primarily awarded to U.S. citizens and U.S.-based publications.Winning a Pulitzer is widely considered one of the most prestigious honors in these fields, especially for U.S. journalism.How is Pulitzer pronounced?The correct pronunciation of Pulitzer is PULL-it-sur (not PYOOL-it-sur).
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