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or medallist
as in prizewinner
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Recent Examples of medalist
Turek, who lives in Council Bluffs, on the state’s western border with Nebraska, is a two-time gold medalist Paralympian in wheelchair basketball who flipped a seat in the state legislature that Republicans had long held.
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Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Nancy Hogshead, a three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer, civil rights lawyer and former Women’s Sports Foundation president, went even further.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The 6-foot-5, 260-pounder, who projects to an interior-line spot, was a medalist in the heavyweight division in the Iowa state wrestling meet.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026
Four-time gold medalist, two captured in Tokyo, two more in Paris.
—Katie Abel, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
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Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Nancy Hogshead, a three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer, civil rights lawyer and former Women’s Sports Foundation president, went even further.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The 6-foot-5, 260-pounder, who projects to an interior-line spot, was a medalist in the heavyweight division in the Iowa state wrestling meet.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026
Four-time gold medalist, two captured in Tokyo, two more in Paris.
—Katie Abel, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medalist
Noun
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Lewer wasn’t the only prizewinner anointed at the ceremony.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 May 2026
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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
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But at least one semifinalist has gone old-school, shunning outside help and using the dictionary as his guide.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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At the luncheon, Chef Johanna Hellrigl, a James Beard semifinalist whose cooking is rooted in food as medicine — shared her own testimonial as a woman deeply affected by gut challenges.—
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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But after a strong start, it's been undeniably an unusually shaky and inconsistent run of production for the 24-year-old superstar.—
Ian Miller,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Whether the Heat lands superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn’t merely affect the futures of players involved in the trade.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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Los Cafeteros, as the national team is affectionately nicknamed, entered that World Cup unbeaten in 32 of 33 matches, including a 5-0 embarrassment of Diego Maradona 1990 finalist Argentina in Buenos Aires.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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She was also recognized on the state level as a top ten finalist for Georgia's Teacher of the Year.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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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
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Bluntly put, although top favorites Renegade and Commandment, respectively, won the Arkansas and Florida derbies (Grade 1 preps nominally valued higher than the Blue Grass in producing Derby placers), neither Commandment nor Renegade posted speed numbers like those of Further Ado.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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On Day 9, an unlikely quarterfinalist, the beauty of pressure in tennis and a long, slow comeback journey.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
1 June 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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“Medalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medalist. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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