as in medal
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 medallion
This is the first time in the hunt’s eight-decade history that the medallion has been hidden in Linwood Park proper.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Rachida Dati, France’s minister of culture, pinned a green ribbon and medallion on Beckham’s slim black dress, decorating her as a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters at a ceremony that fell at the end of the first day of Paris Couture Week.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
The city has already witnessed the devastating impact of crushing taxi medallion debt — including suicides and a hunger strike — simply to secure modest relief.
—Sara Lind, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
Machado presented the president with the Nobel Peace Prize medallion she was awarded in October.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Rachida Dati, France’s minister of culture, pinned a green ribbon and medallion on Beckham’s slim black dress, decorating her as a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters at a ceremony that fell at the end of the first day of Paris Couture Week.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
The city has already witnessed the devastating impact of crushing taxi medallion debt — including suicides and a hunger strike — simply to secure modest relief.
—Sara Lind, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
Machado presented the president with the Nobel Peace Prize medallion she was awarded in October.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medallion
medal
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Wandering the icy streets of Cortina in a furry hat, houndstooth coat and enough swagger to make the snowflake medal hanging from his neck jangle in agreement, Coach Snoop (as one of his beanies reads) appears in his element.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her performance in the women's luge singles on Tuesday also marked just the second time an American has won an Olympic medal in the event.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Medallion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medallion. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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