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Recent Examples of medalist
Haliburton, a two-time NBA All-Star and an Olympic gold medalist, is launching a production company, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
Bird, 45, is a 13-time WNBA All-Star, four-time WNBA champion with the Seattle Storm and five-time Olympic gold medalist.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
Led by Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles, the Bruins’ gymnastics squad is having its best season since 2018 and will compete in Fort Worth in an NCAA national semifinal on Thursday for a spot in Saturday’s championship meet.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Before his pro wrestling career began, Brown was an Olympic medalist.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
Bird, 45, is a 13-time WNBA All-Star, four-time WNBA champion with the Seattle Storm and five-time Olympic gold medalist.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
Led by Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles, the Bruins’ gymnastics squad is having its best season since 2018 and will compete in Fort Worth in an NCAA national semifinal on Thursday for a spot in Saturday’s championship meet.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Before his pro wrestling career began, Brown was an Olympic medalist.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medalist
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Thanks to the alliance between both IFF Panama and Colombia’s Cartagena Film Festival (FICCI), the prizewinner of the pics in development will travel to Cartagena where she will be given the chance to further develop her project and build strategic connections with potential partners.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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The lineup of work from more than 25 countries showcases premieres and prizewinners from leading fests.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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The latter is especially notable because the WEC’s pastry chef, Yohann Le Bescond, was a semifinalist in the 2025 James Beard Awards.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Fagnano and Pavia were two of the most productive quarterbacks in the country last season, with the 25-year-old Fagnano racking up the best touchdown-to-interception ratio in the country (28 to 1) and being named a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s top QB.—
Staff Reports,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Magic superstar Tracy McGrady was playing at an MVP level, and Orlando looked faster, freer and flat-out better.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Wiener Neustadt, Austria — A man accused of pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday, Austria media reported.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Pavia was the first Heisman Trophy finalist in more than 10 years to go unselected in the NFLNFL Draft.—
Ryan Gaydos OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Two things have changed to give me even more confidence in the position after Sayin was a Heisman Trophy finalist in his first year as the starter.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Joining perennial top-placer Jane in the top two this week is … Kenya Pleaser?—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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Other female area state placers: Maile Nguyen (Granada, 125, sixth), Anakarla Hernandez (St. Helena, 145, fourth), Symone Jewell (Northgate-Walnut Creek, 155, third), Aiyanna Beane (American Canyon, 170, third), Rosalyn Diaz (Liberty, 190, fifth).—
Mitch Stephens,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Mar. 2026
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As of Friday, de Sa Campos, 14, is a quarterfinalist.—
Julietta Bisharyan,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Vietnam, the 2022 quarterfinalist, beat India in its opener but struggled to threaten the Taiwan defense and failed to record a shot on target.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Medalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medalist. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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