as in decoration
a piece of metal given in honor of a special event, a person, or an achievement
the display case held an impressive array of military medals from World War II
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Recent Examples of medal
The complaint filed by Grace Estabrook, Ellen Holmquist and Margot Kaczorowski focuses on the 2022 Ivy League women’s championships, where Thomas won four first-place medals and set multiple records, demanding that her records be vacated.
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Andy Rose, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
An Olympic medal on home snow in the sport’s debut in the Games, even more so.
—Daniella Matar, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Her awards include an Army commendation medal and an achievement medal.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Over 100 juveniles attend massive boozy house party at school principal's home: Police
Sabapathy was a Toronto native and accomplished gymnast with over 120 medals, was majoring in exercise and sport science at Temple’s College of Public Health, school administrators said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Andy Rose, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
An Olympic medal on home snow in the sport’s debut in the Games, even more so.
—Daniella Matar, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Her awards include an Army commendation medal and an achievement medal.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Over 100 juveniles attend massive boozy house party at school principal's home: Police
Sabapathy was a Toronto native and accomplished gymnast with over 120 medals, was majoring in exercise and sport science at Temple’s College of Public Health, school administrators said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medal
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Yes These elegant tassels clamp on like tweezers to the nipples and double as stimulation and decoration, with metal chains and silver balls adorning the ends.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
24 Feb. 2025
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Variations for Butter Cake This cake is mildly sweet and nearly a blank slate for your decorations and flavorings: Remove about three tablespoons of the flour and swap with use cocoa powder (such as Dutch processed) to make a chocolate butter cake.—
Amanda Holstein,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2025
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Russian medals, insignia, military whatnots, uniform caps for sale— memorabilia = cherished, no matter what.—
Marianne Boruch,
The New York Review of Books,
20 Feb. 2025
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Footage verified from social media illustrates the RSF’s advance; videos show armed fighters wearing the RSF’s hallmark tan camouflage and insignia capturing a militia outpost on the edge of the camp.—
Avery Schmitz, Aleena Fayaz and Kaila Nichols,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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But now that has been completed, who has the best chance of progressing to the final in May and lifting the trophy?—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Hot for Broadway — a show which also scored a trophy for J. Harrison Ghee, one of the first nonbinary performers ever to win a Tony.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
21 Feb. 2025
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Trump sneakers, boots, bibles, guitars, gold medallions and coins?—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Think: moldings, ceiling medallions, granite, and wide-plank wood floors as well as artwork and artwork from local artists and makers.—
Eliseé Browchuk,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medal. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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