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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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 Winter Park also posted podium finishes with a silver medal and scholastic title in the men’s pair, along with bronze medals and scholastic championships in the men’s lightweight 8+, women’s third varsity 8+, women’s fourth varsity 8+ and men’s second freshman 8+. Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026 Galen Rupp won a silver medal at 10,000 at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and four years later claimed a bronze in the Olympic marathon in Rio de Janeiro. Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 Mihalic, who died in 2015, also won a silver medal in the marathon in the 1956 Olympics. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026 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 May. 2026.

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