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Collocations for prize - verb

PREPOSITION

above
a precious thing to be prized above all else
as
The library is prized as the finest of its kind in England.
for
The berries are prized for their healing properties.

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PHRASES

highly prized, much prized
two fruits that are much prized on the island

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Collocations for prize - adj.

Prize is used with these nouns:
asset, specimen

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Collocations for prize - noun

ADJECTIVE

big, great, prestigious
fabulous
special
ultimate
The presidency is the ultimate prize.
coveted
She was the first woman to win this coveted prize.
glittering (esp. BrE)
He strove for the glittering prizes of politics.
first, first-place (AmE), grand, top
runner-up (esp. BrE), second
consolation
booby
The booby prize was awarded to the worst singer in the competition.
cash, monetary (esp. AmE), money (esp. BrE)
$1-million, etc.
raffle

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VERB + prize

award (sb), give (sb)
offer
present
The prize was presented by the mayor.
capture, claim, collect, get, receive, take, win
accept
share
De Klerk shared the peace prize with Nelson Mandela in 1993.

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prize + VERB

go to sb/sth
The prize went to the long-haired cat.
be worth sth, total sth
a prize worth over $3 000

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prize + NOUN

winner (usually prizewinner)
money
competition, draw (BrE)

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PREPOSITION

prize for
He won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
prize in
prizes in chemistry, physics and medicine

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