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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
prized
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a prized/treasured possession (=one that is very important to you)
▪ One of my most treasured possessions is a small book of prayers.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
most
▪ Sadly, one of the most prized wildlife trophies remains the head of a mountain gorilla.
▪ A small, terrified child clutching a satchel with both arms as though it were her most prized possession.
▪ The reality of life is of course that it is the bad news man who should be the most prized.
▪ Many young girls lost what was then termed as their most prized possession ... their virginity.
▪ It boasts a banqueting hall with one of the most prized scissor-beam roofs in the country.
▪ Inequality in housing, health and welfare Housing A house is one of the most prized possessions in our society.
▪ The triumph of greed; an Antiques Roadshow society in which our most prized assets were sold off for profit.
▪ Books are me most prized possessions, ye ken.
■ NOUN
possession
▪ A small, terrified child clutching a satchel with both arms as though it were her most prized possession.
▪ That s a prized possession, as he was one of my heros, along with Mr Lorimer!
▪ A bicycle was a prized possession, and repaid the care spent on it in perfect working order.
▪ Many young girls lost what was then termed as their most prized possession ... their virginity.
▪ Mike Tunnell walked off with the prized possession of a wooden spoon.
▪ Its the ideal platform for owners to show off their prized possession.
▪ Inequality in housing, health and welfare Housing A house is one of the most prized possessions in our society.
▪ Books are me most prized possessions, ye ken.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A small, terrified child clutching a satchel with both arms as though it were her most prized possession.
▪ But the white-and-holy showed them off like prized exhibits, for they liked to make the most of their scanty history.
▪ Every collector prized letters above all.
▪ Hardly bothering to look at the prized volume, Emily said it was worth a try.
▪ Owners of the prized plates gathered in Oxfordshire to judge the best.
▪ Sadly, one of the most prized wildlife trophies remains the head of a mountain gorilla.
▪ The triumph of greed; an Antiques Roadshow society in which our most prized assets were sold off for profit.
▪ They're a highly prized military asset.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Prized

Prize \Prize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prized; p. pr. & vb. n. Prizing.] [F. priser, OF. prisier, preisier, fr. L. pretiare, fr. pretium worth, value, price. See Price, and cf. Praise.] [Formerly written also prise. ]

  1. To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.

    A goodly price that I was prized at.
    --Zech. xi. 13.

    I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honor.
    --Shak.

  2. To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem. ``[I] do love, prize, honor you. ''
    --Shak.

    I prized your person, but your crown disdain.
    --Dryden.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
prized

"highly esteemed," 1530s, adjective from prize (n.1.), or from past participle of Middle English prisen "to prize, value" (late 14c.), from stem of Old French preisier "to praise" (see praise (v.)).

Wiktionary
prized

  1. Highly valued, cherished. v

  2. (en-past of: prize)

Wikipedia
Prized

Prized (May 20 1986 – July 20, 2014) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

Usage examples of "prized".

It became a point of contention among the other cousins, who felt that Lona should fairly share the attention of the prized new relative.

Even in a stunning gathering of the ultra-fashionable, Lady Cinna was outstandingly garbed, her costume composed of the highly prized and costly imbia shells of a nascent gold.

Products from the orchards, fruit and nut, as well as from the vineyards on the mountain slopes, were prized in many parts of the world.

The lesser jaw teeth were still much prized and these were shared out to the huntsmen.

While she munched on Chasurt's prized packages, she occupied herself by studying the deck plan of the 78.

Certainly not the Catteni, who now evidently prized coffee, chocolate, and gold caps.

Zainal thought quickly and noticed Ferris fondling his prized handset.

Toric had obligingly sent from Southern meadows dragonloads of fresh fruit, fish, wild bucks and wherries whose flesh was prized for its tender gamey taste, so distinct from Northern meats.

Someone had rubbed out wheel marks, for the signs of sweeping were obvious once she had seen the cake of dirt, too obviously prized out of a wheel hub.

The eggs of a queen fire-lizard were much prized in the north, and both Jaxom and Sharra had been trying to find a clutch.

His holders should be happy to have regained the privacy they so prized now that the ships and their passengers had sailed off.

One day she might keep a particularly fine one-she fancied a clouded fur with ghost stripes but in the meantime, northerners prized whatever was taken.

He didn't need his prized collapsible far-seer to see colored sails being hoisted on the dozen or so ships, some of which he knew were waiting for cargo.

This was a comfort to Bruenor, though, for he dreaded the thought of anyone looking in on his most prized possessions.

He had a friend coming from Lonelywood with his prized belongings, so he remained in the city, watching in dismay as the days drifted by without any real preparations being made to meet the coming army.