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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Osborne was also a member of the Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team that won a silver medal in Milan.
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Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Among Intuit founder Scott Cook's three kids is equestrian show jumper Karl, who competed in the Summer Olympics 2024 as a step-in for Kent Farrington and took home a silver medal alongside teammates McLain Ward and Laura Kraut.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Johnson, a junior, earned the gold medal in high jump and the silver medal in long jump at the West Bay Athletic League championships hosted at The King’s Academy in Sunnyvale.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
The artifacts included a bronze crucifix, a silver trowel and a christening spoon, as well as a silver key, a 19th-century Russian icon depicting Jesus on the cross and a silver medal from 1964 showing Christ with open arms, surrounded by Greek letters in a Byzantine-style font.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
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Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Among Intuit founder Scott Cook's three kids is equestrian show jumper Karl, who competed in the Summer Olympics 2024 as a step-in for Kent Farrington and took home a silver medal alongside teammates McLain Ward and Laura Kraut.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Johnson, a junior, earned the gold medal in high jump and the silver medal in long jump at the West Bay Athletic League championships hosted at The King’s Academy in Sunnyvale.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
The artifacts included a bronze crucifix, a silver trowel and a christening spoon, as well as a silver key, a 19th-century Russian icon depicting Jesus on the cross and a silver medal from 1964 showing Christ with open arms, surrounded by Greek letters in a Byzantine-style font.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
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“Silver medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20medal. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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