medalist

noun

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Definition of medalistnext
as in prizewinner

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Recent Examples of medalist Lloyd, a two-time women’s World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, has shared strong opinions before. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 Olympic gold medalist Eileen Gu nearly didn’t make it to the scene. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 6 July 2026 Olympic sports are a matter of national pride in Norway, and Tufte’s success as a two-time world champion and four-time Olympic medalist — including golds in single sculls in 2004 and 2008 — put him in the national spotlight for years. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 1 July 2026 Baldwin was among five qualifiers at Dundonald Links in the west of Scotland, joining medalist Jake McDonald, amateurs David Howard and Nevill Ruiter, and West Point graduate Marcus Plunkett, who served five years in the Army. — ABC News, 30 June 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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  • The only other men’s wild-card semifinalist was Goran Ivanisevic, who won the title as a wild card in 2001.
    — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • On Thursday, Nosková became the youngest first-time major semifinalist at Wimbledon since 2010.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of semifinalist
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  • In a World Cup of superstars, both teams have had their top players deliver.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Lack of a game-changing player More Americans are playing for bigger clubs and having more success in Europe than ever before, but that pipeline has yet to produce a true superstar.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of superstar
Noun
  • In recognition of those efforts, the Hornets have been named a finalist for ESPN’s Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
  • At 37, Williams becomes the oldest finalist at the All England Club since Martina Navratilova was the 1994 runner-up at that age.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of finalist
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  • 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
  • Joining perennial top-placer Jane in the top two this week is … Kenya Pleaser?
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of placer
Noun
  • 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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