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Recent Examples of medalist
Kenny Bednarek, the silver medalist in the 200 meters in Paris, will line up in the 100 meters against Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo, who took gold in the 200 in 2024.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
At least that’s what the 10-time NBA All-Star and 3-time Olympic gold medalist reported on a recent call.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
The Los Angeles Sparks guard is a two-time WNBA champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time WNBA All-Star.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
With a career that spanned 15 seasons, Arvydas was a two-time European Player of the Year, Olympic gold medalist, six-time Euroscar Player of the Year, four-time Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year and a three-time USSR League Champion.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
At least that’s what the 10-time NBA All-Star and 3-time Olympic gold medalist reported on a recent call.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
The Los Angeles Sparks guard is a two-time WNBA champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time WNBA All-Star.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
With a career that spanned 15 seasons, Arvydas was a two-time European Player of the Year, Olympic gold medalist, six-time Euroscar Player of the Year, four-time Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year and a three-time USSR League Champion.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medalist
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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
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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
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In Qatar four years ago, Croatia was a semifinalist - eliminating Brazil along the way.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The team behind Frontier, Ina Mae Tavern, and Migos Fine Foods, Brian Jupiter (a three-time James Beard Award semifinalist) and Azazi Morsi have brought Migos Fine Foods, their popular halal restaurant, to Bronzeville.—
Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 June 2026
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Clearly, the musical apple doesn't fall too far from the tree as Bailee Ann looked quite at home on stage with her superstar dad back in 2019.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Their revival — and smattering of superstars — guarantee that much.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The district had previously named Adams as the lone finalist for the job on May 22.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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Under the law, which took effect immediately after the governor signed it, universities only have to disclose the name of the sole finalist for president to the public, instead of the five top candidates.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
16 June 2026
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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
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Bluntly put, although top favorites Renegade and Commandment, respectively, won the Arkansas and Florida derbies (Grade 1 preps nominally valued higher than the Blue Grass in producing Derby placers), neither Commandment nor Renegade posted speed numbers like those of Further Ado.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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On Day 9, an unlikely quarterfinalist, the beauty of pressure in tennis and a long, slow comeback journey.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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As of Friday, de Sa Campos, 14, is a quarterfinalist.—
Julietta Bisharyan,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Medalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medalist. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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