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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Biles then added a snap of her with all of her medals from the 2024 games: three gold medals for her performances on all-around and vault and the Team USA win, as well as one silver medal for floor exercise. Charna Flam, People.com, 24 June 2025 The lager took home the silver medal in the highly competitive Helles Lager category at this year's World Beer Cup. Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025 Landeskog won a silver medal for Sweden at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 June 2025 There, on the first weekend of October, Metcalfe went on to win a silver medal at the GPC World Championships. Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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