medalist

noun

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Definition of medalistnext
as in prizewinner

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Recent Examples of medalist Carey nailed her first three landings, only to bounce out of her final pass – a simple double back; perhaps, too easy for the three-time Olympic medalist. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Reigning world champion Angelina Melnikova and Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Viktoria Listunova will miss Euros after host Croatia denied their visas and those of a handful of other members of Russia's team. — Nancy Armour, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 The twelve-time Olympic medalist is passionate about making sure that people like her are not kept out of the pool because of their condition. — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 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 See All Example Sentences for medalist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medalist
  1. prizewinner
  2. semifinalist
  3. superstar
  4. finalist
  5. placer
  6. quarterfinalist
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  • This Cannes Directors’ Fortnight prizewinner sets out its pitch-black-comic stall early with a prologue in which, after a brief contretemps, local man Raoul Brun (Jean-Louis Coulloc’h) blows his supercilious neighbor’s head off with a shotgun and then disappears.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 June 2026
  • North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Learn about North Dakota's history of rodeos and ranching; see prizewinners' saddles; and visit a gallery of bronze sculptures depicting longhorns, horses, and cowboys.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026
Definition of prizewinner
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  • Monterrey was a semifinalist in the 2023 Leagues Cup, which Miami went on to win in a dramatic penalty kick shootout over Nashville weeks after Messi’s arrival in MLS.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Craig, on the other hand, joins the Hall of Fame on the senior ballot, and was a semifinalist many times since first becoming eligible in 1999.
    — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of semifinalist
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  • At Citi Field, the música mexicana superstars were joined by 50 Cent, J Balvin, Bobby Shmurda, and more.
    — Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Season 1 followed the secret romance of Ilya and Shane, two upcoming hockey superstars and fierce on-ice rivals.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of superstar
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  • Krukow and Kuiper were the runners-up in 2025, and Krukow was also a finalist in 2024 and 2017.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Berg was selected during a vote among MLS club owners, over fellow finalist David Nathanson – a former Fox executive.
    — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of finalist
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  • Most of the early mining there consisted of placer mining — extracting minerals from sand and gravel in river beds — and mining declined during the Civil War.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 July 2026
  • Its breakout star is Parker Schnabel, a thirty-one-year-old who runs a placer mine in the Yukon that brought in fifty-one million dollars last year.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of placer
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  • The Warriors return six starters and several other key players from last year’s Class 7A state quarterfinalist.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Les Bleus have outscored opponents 14-2 while playing in a group that included Senegal and fellow quarterfinalist Norway.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of quarterfinalist

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