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or medallist
as in prizewinner
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Recent Examples of medalist
The home was owned by radio personality and John Lennon publicist Elliot Mintz in the 1970s and 1980s, then later by Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe (who swam for Australia in the early 2000s).
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Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Same goes for gold medalist Alyssa Liu, serving as the bartender, who kiki’d like crazy with Andy Cohen.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Her fiancé, Aaron Pike, a nine-time world medalist in para biathlon, is eyeing his first medal at his eighth Paralympics.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
Training regimens are as grueling as those of any Olympic gold medalist.
—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Same goes for gold medalist Alyssa Liu, serving as the bartender, who kiki’d like crazy with Andy Cohen.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Her fiancé, Aaron Pike, a nine-time world medalist in para biathlon, is eyeing his first medal at his eighth Paralympics.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
Training regimens are as grueling as those of any Olympic gold medalist.
—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medalist
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The most-deserving big prizewinners were David Szalay’s Flesh and Omad El Akkad’s One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, which won the Booker Prize and the National Book Award, respectively.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
24 Dec. 2025
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There are mini gourds and prizewinner pumpkins — one of the largest grown at the farm this year surpassed 200 lbs.—
Kelly Wilkinson,
IndyStar,
23 Oct. 2025
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In a battle of Providence pizza titans, one a James Beard award winner and the other a two-time semifinalist, Al Forno bested Pizza Marvin by 100 votes.—
Gail Ciampa,
The Providence Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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Anthony-Brown was also named a semifinalist for the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Emerging Chef.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Mar. 2026
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While talking with McAfee on Tuesday, Kelce joked about taking a page from his fiancé, Taylor Swift, the superstar singer who loves giving her fans Easter egg clues.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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Hannah Montana is ready for her mic check, the blonde-haired superstar's first in nearly two decades.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Also won conference and regional titles and was a sectional finalist.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Fudd was selected to the preseason watchlist for the award in 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2024-25, but injuries kept her from making the cut as a finalist.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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Joining perennial top-placer Jane in the top two this week is … Kenya Pleaser?—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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As part of On The Mat, for the past 32 years, Yount has predicted the individual title winners in every bracket, plus the placers and the top 10 teams.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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Vietnam, the 2022 quarterfinalist, beat India in its opener but struggled to threaten the Taiwan defense and failed to record a shot on target.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Schurr finished second in the Almont League to Mark Keppel, a quarterfinalist in Division 3.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Medalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medalist. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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