as in medals
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 medallions
The latest iteration features the designs on yellow- and white-gold medallions, available as bracelets and necklaces and styled on both men and women, with prices starting from £2,290 ($2,740).
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Milena Lazazzera, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Several portraits in medallions high on the walls of the cloisters show decapitated Dominican Friars who worked as inquisitors with just a stump for a neck and their heads held in their hands.
—ABC News, 19 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
When the brothers came face-to-face, each wearing a vest and medallions and bell-bottoms, the mirror image unnerved them both.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Once can combine a gold chain for a necklace or bracelet with pieces from a wide assortment of medallions, charms, initials, and other designs with talisman appeal.
—Laurie Brookins, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
Trump personally oversaw the honors, including replacing the iconic medallions, trimmed with a rainbow ribbon for 47 years, with a solid blue one.
—Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
In years past, the honorees received their medallions there but Trump moved the ceremony to the White House.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Both in and outside the room have been decorated, from the sign outside to the adornment of gold medallions, gold vermeil figurines, gold eagles, and gilded Rococo mirrors within.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Milena Lazazzera, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Several portraits in medallions high on the walls of the cloisters show decapitated Dominican Friars who worked as inquisitors with just a stump for a neck and their heads held in their hands.
—ABC News, 19 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
When the brothers came face-to-face, each wearing a vest and medallions and bell-bottoms, the mirror image unnerved them both.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Once can combine a gold chain for a necklace or bracelet with pieces from a wide assortment of medallions, charms, initials, and other designs with talisman appeal.
—Laurie Brookins, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
Trump personally oversaw the honors, including replacing the iconic medallions, trimmed with a rainbow ribbon for 47 years, with a solid blue one.
—Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
In years past, the honorees received their medallions there but Trump moved the ceremony to the White House.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Both in and outside the room have been decorated, from the sign outside to the adornment of gold medallions, gold vermeil figurines, gold eagles, and gilded Rococo mirrors within.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medallions
medals
Noun
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Galvan's worn medals, held trophies, but the Millikan High School senior wants a new accessory to one day show her future children.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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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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“Medallions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medallions. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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