variants
or medallists
as in prizewinners
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Recent Examples of medalists
Vance and Rubio were spotted in the crowd with women’s ice hockey gold medalists Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux, speedskating gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno and figure skating gold medalist Evan Lysacek.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Silver medalists Brandon Dang (pommel horse) and Kameron Nelson (floor, vault), and bronze medalist Donnell Whittenburg (rings, parallel bars) round out the team.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Silver medalists Brandon Dang (pommel horse) and Kameron Nelson (floor, vault), and bronze medalist Donnell Whittenburg (rings, parallel bars) round out the team.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medalists
Noun
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Miguel had brought Reina’s résumé to Nakia as one of two finalists, the other finalist being a guy who had done a year at Le Cordon Bleu.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, the Avs’ twin superstars, will represent Team Canada.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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And so many of those great names that are iconic cultural names in our country and in the world, not just sports superstars.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Medalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medalists. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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