bronze

noun

Definition of bronzenext
as in silver

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Recent Examples of bronze The four inductees will have bronze plaques unveiled at the SAP Center concourse and be honored at a ceremony in November, with the exact date not yet announced. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026 Nulo says the gold, silver and bronze winners will be announced after the submission period closes. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 So a new wave of foreign coaches made their way across the Atlantic, most notably, Italian Carlo Fassi, a bronze medalist at the 1953 World Championships in Davos, Switzerland, who was now Fleming’s new coach. — Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 Pfleumer devised a less expensive process using powdered bronze to simulate the gold band. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bronze
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  1. silver
  2. gold
Noun
  • These atomic pairs selectively remove only the hydrogen atoms needed to convert ethanol into acetaldehyde while suppressing the deactivation pathways seen in comparable platinum-silver and chromium-silver catalysts.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The 23-year-old’s name joins that of compatriots Ayako Okamoto (1984), Hinako Shibuno (2019) and last year’s champion golfer Miyū Yamashita — who failed to make the cut this weekend — on the silver trophy.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of silver
Noun
  • The less said about Bryan’s horrendously gauche fuchsia-and-gold dress with puffy armholes and halter neck the better.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • Choose from a variety of finishes including silver, yellow gold, and rose gold, each with a secure clasp for everyday wear.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Definition of gold

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