prize
noun
a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.
Example Sentences
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The Monster survey showed recent grads are prizing job security over career growth.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
Netflix was sometimes criticized for prizing quantity over quality in its film strategy, a knock that Mr. Stuber acknowledged.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
No one would argue that film, as an art form or a business, benefited from the prizing of the few to the detriment of the many.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
And maybe, like we did back then, we can say sure, yes, while prizing every tomato we harvest and understanding that we don't have the staff to hold back the inevitable weed takeover.
From Salon ● May 21, 2023
Both were thoroughgoing materialists, not in prizing possessions but in holding that matter alone provided the underpinnings of the world.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
