silver medal

noun

: a medal made of silver that is given as a prize to someone who wins second place in a contest

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Recent Examples on the Web Farther north, homebrewer Matt Hall and Auburn’s Crooked Lane Brewing, won a silver medal in the Pro-Am Competition for Hall’s homebrew recipe for a beer named Rising Run. Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024 Lee Fredette, Wheelchair rugby The 41-year-old University of Miami graduate won his third straight silver medal with Team USA. Martin Vassolo, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024 And this — a silver medal and a world record in her Olympic debut — is not it. Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2024 In social media postings after Saturday's bout, the Polish Olympic Committee celebrated Szeremeta's silver medal and did not appear to take the path of Turkish and Bulgarian fighters, who mocked Lin when the boxer from Taiwan beat them. David K. Li, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for silver medal 

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“Silver medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20medal. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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