medalist

noun

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Definition of medalistnext
as in prizewinner

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Recent Examples of medalist The event will also feature soccer star Abby Wambach and Olympic gold medalist Hilary Knight and a screening of the 30 for 30 documentary Give Me The Ball! — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 The gold medalist has some big shoes to fill, considering the show’s lengthy track record of figure skaters who found success on the ballroom floor. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026 In 2014, Paralympic bronze medalist Amy Purdy spoke with The Los Angeles Times about how intense the contestant and pros’ schedules are on DWTS. — Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 15 Sep. 2026 The seven-time Olympic gold medalist opens up about targeting the 2028 Olympics and doing it on her own terms. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medalist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medalist
  1. prizewinner
  2. semifinalist
  3. superstar
  4. finalist
  5. placer
  6. quarterfinalist
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  • This Cannes Directors’ Fortnight prizewinner sets out its pitch-black-comic stall early with a prologue in which, after a brief contretemps, local man Raoul Brun (Jean-Louis Coulloc’h) blows his supercilious neighbor’s head off with a shotgun and then disappears.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 June 2026
  • North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Learn about North Dakota's history of rodeos and ranching; see prizewinners' saddles; and visit a gallery of bronze sculptures depicting longhorns, horses, and cowboys.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026
Definition of prizewinner
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  • Drastic Measures was a semifinalist for Outstanding Bar in 2024 and 2026 and advanced to finalist in 2023 in the same category, and Sanders in 2025 was a semifinalist in a new category, Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service, for Wild Child.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Crooked Ram At The Crooked Ram, 2026 James Beard Award semifinalist chef Tiara Adorno turns Vermont and New England ingredients into a menu that changes with the seasons, alongside a strong lineup of natural wines, craft beers, and cocktails.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of semifinalist
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  • The one-two punch of Fatal Attraction and Wall Street during the same year transformed me from leading man to superstar.
    — Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The centerpiece—or, in this case, off-centerpiece—is a small but unmistakable bow placed above Larsson’s right eyebrow, filled in with red crystals and outlined in black ones to mimic the Sanrio superstar’s signature accessory in pop-star style.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of superstar
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  • Here There Are Blueberries, the acclaimed play and Pulitzer finalist by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich, has found its lead cast for its limited run on Broadway, producers announced today.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • His debut novel, Big Familia, was a finalist for the 2020 PEN/Hemingway, the LAMBDA, and the Foreward Indies Awards.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of finalist
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  • Most of the early mining there consisted of placer mining — extracting minerals from sand and gravel in river beds — and mining declined during the Civil War.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of placer
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  • One involved American Learner Tien, with the 20-year-old bidding to become the youngest American male quarterfinalist at Flushing Meadows since Andy Roddick in 2002.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Central, a Class 4A quarterfinalist last season, graduated Jonaz Walton, a former AJC Super 11 who rushed for 5,965 yards in his career, now at Notre Dame.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of quarterfinalist

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“Medalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medalist. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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