medalist

noun

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Definition of medalistnext
as in prizewinner

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Recent Examples of medalist Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee, 23, is already showcasing impressive form just two weeks into her gymnastics comeback. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 An All-America golfer at KU in 1993, the 5-foot-10, 175-pound Gogel was a three-time all-Big Eight tournament selection, which includes winning medalist honors in 1991. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026 James is the National Basketball Association’s all-time leading scorer, a four-time champion and a four-time Olympic medalist. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 25 July 2026 Kenny Bednarek, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 200, won his heat as well. — ABC News, 23 July 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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  • Frances Tiafoe, the hometown favorite who wants to win this tournament more than any event that isn’t a Grand Slam, had his hands full with Térence Atmane of France, a semifinalist at the Cincinnati Open last year.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The James Beard Award Emerging Chef semifinalist sources from Brasstown Beef, Creekstone Farms and Peculiar Pig Farms to offer the most sustainable farm-to-table meats possible.
    — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of semifinalist
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  • Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama will get a signature shoe with Nike.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The superstar’s five other current hits are spread throughout the roster.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of superstar
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  • There, Oldham—a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist—runs his fine jewelry label, while Paige works as a professor at Pratt and a technical director for Linked By Air, a design and technology studio in Brooklyn.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Los Angeles also gets a quality young guard in Akoa Makani, who started for a WNBA finalist at age 24 last season.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 2 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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  • 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
  • Safiullin, a Wimbledon quarterfinalist in 2023, beat Brazilian rising star João Fonseca 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of quarterfinalist

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