medalist

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Recent Examples of medalist Freshman Ryan Hang shot a 1-under-par 34 to earn medalist honors for the nine-hole competition. Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026 The gold medalist and Owens puckered up for a kiss before the Chicago Bears took on the New York Giants. Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 Haliburton, a two-time NBA All-Star and an Olympic gold medalist, is launching a production company, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026 Wells won the individual title in vault, Florida's Riley McCusker took the bars, Minnesota's Brooklyn Rowray finished first on beam and three-time Olympic medalist Jordan Chiles won the floor for UCLA. CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medalist
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Noun
  • There’s also a great selection of local artists’ work on view, including that of Nina Surel, a prizewinner at the area’s annual Art Basel fair.
    Nick Remsen, Vogue, 7 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The cases at Grapevine, Poolville and Jacksboro ended seasons for a defending state champion, a district champion and a regional semifinalist.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
  • Liar’s Dice, her first novel, was a winner of the 2024 Irish Writers Centre’s Novel Fair and a semifinalist for the James Jones First Novel Fellowship.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Its breakout star is Parker Schnabel, a thirty-one-year-old who runs a placer mine in the Yukon that brought in fifty-one million dollars last year.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Joining perennial top-placer Jane in the top two this week is … Kenya Pleaser?
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • As of Friday, de Sa Campos, 14, is a quarterfinalist.
    Julietta Bisharyan, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • 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 9 May. 2026.

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