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
The medallion design evolved naturally from our conversations about what would feel most authentic to my story.
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Henry brushes it off as a nightmare; after Bug moves on, Beauchamp strokes the medallion and sings himself to sleep.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump redesigned the previously minimalist Oval Office, making some of the most significant changes to the room's appearance in modern presidential history, adding gold medallions, gold vermeil figurines, gold eagles, and gilded Rococo mirrors.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
For entrees, the Spice steak is a straight-ahead option, steak frites (+$10), four or five medallions of tender hangar steak with a peppery-bold au poivre sauce and crisp fries.
—Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Henry brushes it off as a nightmare; after Bug moves on, Beauchamp strokes the medallion and sings himself to sleep.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump redesigned the previously minimalist Oval Office, making some of the most significant changes to the room's appearance in modern presidential history, adding gold medallions, gold vermeil figurines, gold eagles, and gilded Rococo mirrors.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
For entrees, the Spice steak is a straight-ahead option, steak frites (+$10), four or five medallions of tender hangar steak with a peppery-bold au poivre sauce and crisp fries.
—Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medallion
medal
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Only 56 medals with distinction have been awarded.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, distinguished Russian navy crew members assigned to the Yasen-M-class cruise missile submarine Krasnoyarsk were awarded medals and promoted to higher military ranks.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Medallion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medallion. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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