MEDALIST Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

medalist

noun

variants or medallist

Definition of medalist

as in prizewinner

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Recent Examples of medalist 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 Pro Daniella Karagach is returning for her eighth season in the ballroom, coupled with Paralympic gold medalist Ezra Frech. — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 Olympic track cycling champion Sophie Capewell, Wales rugby international Lisa Neumann, Team GB rugby player Ellie Boatman and Australian water polo Olympic silver medallist Tilly Kearns have also responded. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medalist

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Noun

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

Noun

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
Drastic Measures was a semifinalist for Outstanding Bar in 2024 and 2026 and advanced to finalist in 2023 in the same category, and Sanders in 2025 was a semifinalist in a new category, Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of semifinalist

Noun

Bloomberg reported that Curry grew frustrated with Under Armour after the company failed to make a more aggressive effort to pursue basketball superstar Caitlin Clark for his line.

— Jessica Golden,Alex Sherman, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
The 33-year-old wasn’t the only superstar to strut down the runway, as fellow Bronx native Jennifer Lopez, mgk and J Balvin were also among the models in the show.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of superstar

Noun

Reinhart is a one-time Selke finalist who has scored at least 29 goals in each of his five seasons with the Panthers.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Cook says that being named a finalist in the competition fueled his drive to pursue his passion as a career.

— Anya Steinberg, NPR, 20 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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