Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The application of a lever to move any weighty body, as a cask, anchor, cannon, car, etc. See
prize , n., 5.
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- verb Present participle of
prize . - verb obsolete
prizefighting (abbreviation) - noun philosophy The act or state of
prizing something, valuing it highly.
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Examples
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The term prizing originated in Virginia, and as performed by the early planters, is thus described by an old writer on tobacco culture: --
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce E. R. Billings
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The room which acted as an armoury was unguarded and had a flimsy door; another Englishman and myself had no difficulty in prizing it open.
Homage to Catalonia 1938
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Students learn the skill of "prizing" - to appreciate and celebrate each other's innate essence, independent of beliefs or behavior.
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Students learn the skill of "prizing" - to appreciate and celebrate each other's innate essence, independent of beliefs or behavior.
Anne Naylor: How Service In Prison Brings Forgiveness And Healing 2010
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Students learn the skill of "prizing" - to appreciate and celebrate each other's innate essence, independent of beliefs or behavior.
Anne Naylor: How Service In Prison Brings Forgiveness And Healing 2009
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Auto makers are also betting that younger consumers, who have grown up prizing elegant miniaturization in digital devices, will carry that mindset to their choices of cars.
Luxury Car Makers Think Small Joseph B. White 2012
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France, while prizing Unesco as its showpiece U.N. tenant, chips in just 6.1%.
At the U.N., a French Twist Jonathan Schanzer 2011
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Otherwise, corporations will continue calling the shots, prizing their own bottom line above all else.
Pam Spritzer: Wanted: Americans to Rebuild the Dream Pam Spritzer 2011
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As I noted in "Public Mycasting System," one of my trends for 2011, the way we communicate is growing new appendages faster than a starfish, and people are prizing authenticity in self-revelations on blogs, link sharing, geo-tagging software, texting, IM and so on.
Marian Salzman: Prosumers in E-Love Marian Salzman 2011
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As I noted in "Public Mycasting System," one of my trends for 2011, the way we communicate is growing new appendages faster than a starfish, and people are prizing authenticity in self-revelations on blogs, link sharing, geo-tagging software, texting, IM and so on.
Marian Salzman: Prosumers in E-Love Marian Salzman 2011
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