as in medal
a piece of metal given in honor of a special event, a person, or an achievement
the hockey team received a gold medallion at the Olympics
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Recent Examples of medallion
Other cities and states are choosing this route Actually raising earnings might require limiting the number of active drivers – something like the taxi medallion systems some cities once used to ensure high driver pay.
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Andrew Garin, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Pitman was a member of the winning team that found the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion last year.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2026
Radić will receive $100,000 and a bronze medallion.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 Mar. 2026
The house’s marble fireplaces, ceiling medallions, pocket doors, moldings, door handles and staircase are all original, as well as the two ornate chandeliers in the parlors which were designed to be operated first with kerosene, then gas and finally electricity.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Garin, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Pitman was a member of the winning team that found the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion last year.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2026
Radić will receive $100,000 and a bronze medallion.
—News Desk, Artforum, 13 Mar. 2026
The house’s marble fireplaces, ceiling medallions, pocket doors, moldings, door handles and staircase are all original, as well as the two ornate chandeliers in the parlors which were designed to be operated first with kerosene, then gas and finally electricity.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medallion
medal
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Kagiyama beat his personal-best free skate score but still had to make do with a fourth career world championship silver in a career which includes four Olympic silvers and five total worlds medals, but no gold from either event.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Japan's Yuma Kagiyama, Ilia Malinin and Japan's Shun Sato celebrate with their medals at the 2026 ISU Figure Skating World Championships in Prague on March 28, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Medallion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medallion. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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