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prizes

NOUN

award, winnings

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accolade advantage bonus bounty championship citation crown dividend gold honor inducement jackpot medal payoff purse reward scholarship title trophy windfall

STRONG

acquirement acquisition cake capture carrot decoration gravy guerdon haul laurel loot meed pickings pillage plum plunder possession premium privilege recompense requital spoil spoils stakes strokes swag

WEAK

blue ribbon feather in cap first place gold star

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hindrance loss

STRONG

lack need want

WEAK

blame punishment

NOUN

goal; best

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gold

STRONG

aim ambition choice conquest cream desire elite fat flower gain hope pick pride prime top

Antonyms

STRONG

forfeit humility loss worst

WEAK

blame punishment

VERB

value highly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appreciate cherish

STRONG

apprize count enshrine esteem guard rate treasure

WEAK

hold dear regard highly set store by

Antonyms

STRONG

dislike disregard disrespect hate ignore

WEAK

despise not care

Example Sentences

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"In the past few years three Nobel Prizes have gone to French physicists alone!"

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

She was also part of WSJ teams that were awarded Pulitzer Prizes for national reporting on Elon Musk in 2025, and for the Capital Assets series in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Finalists and honorees for the 46th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Readers wouldn’t come to understand why as of 2020 the U.S., representing about 4% of the world’s population, won 42% of the individual Nobel Prizes since the awards’ creation in 1901.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

"Sam," she said, "don't be disappointed if you don't win the prize. Prizes don't matter."

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry