medalist

noun

variants or medallist
Definition of medalistnext
as in prizewinner

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Recent Examples of medalist The event will also feature soccer star Abby Wambach and Olympic gold medalist Hilary Knight and a screening of the 30 for 30 documentary Give Me The Ball! — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 The gold medalist has some big shoes to fill, considering the show’s lengthy track record of figure skaters who found success on the ballroom floor. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026 In 2014, Paralympic bronze medalist Amy Purdy spoke with The Los Angeles Times about how intense the contestant and pros’ schedules are on DWTS. — Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 15 Sep. 2026 The seven-time Olympic gold medalist opens up about targeting the 2028 Olympics and doing it on her own terms. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 15 Sep. 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 Crooked Ram At The Crooked Ram, 2026 James Beard Award semifinalist chef Tiara Adorno turns Vermont and New England ingredients into a menu that changes with the seasons, alongside a strong lineup of natural wines, craft beers, and cocktails.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Supperland, home to James Beard semifinalist beverage director Colleen Hughes, is a showpiece of the Tonidandel-Brown Restaurant Group that’s no stranger to national attention.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of semifinalist
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  • For close to two decades, this crowd-pleasing pop superstar has been topping charts and gobbling up Grammys with detailed recreations of an ever-expanding array of past musical styles.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The former Chicago Bulls superstar had taken on a role as president of the Washington Wizards, and this boardroom-to-hardwood duality played into the sneaker’s two-in-one build.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of superstar
Noun
  • The novel was long-listed for the National Book Award and a finalist for the Kirkus Prize.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Erin Traynor is a two-time finalist who made it to the baking stage in 2018 with her almond coffee cookies and in 2019 with her drunk uncle cookies.
    — Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of finalist
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • One involved American Learner Tien, with the 20-year-old bidding to become the youngest American male quarterfinalist at Flushing Meadows since Andy Roddick in 2002.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Central, a Class 4A quarterfinalist last season, graduated Jonaz Walton, a former AJC Super 11 who rushed for 5,965 yards in his career, now at Notre Dame.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of quarterfinalist

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“Medalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medalist. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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