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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 medallions
Tommy Aaron served beef medallions at the Masters Champions Dinner in 1974.
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Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Measuring around 36-by-29 feet, the intricate tilework included 35 medallions featuring various arena scenes.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Apr. 2026
Each year reduce the number auctioned to eventually equal the number of medallions.
—Lucius J. Riccio, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Those medallions track solstices and equinoxes, a nod the company’s long history of measuring time.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
The latest iteration features the designs on yellow- and white-gold medallions, available as bracelets and necklaces and styled on both men and women, with prices starting from £2,290 ($2,740).
—Milena Lazazzera, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Several portraits in medallions high on the walls of the cloisters show decapitated Dominican Friars who worked as inquisitors with just a stump for a neck and their heads held in their hands.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
The house’s marble fireplaces, ceiling medallions, pocket doors, moldings, door handles and staircase are all original, as well as the two ornate chandeliers in the parlors which were designed to be operated first with kerosene, then gas and finally electricity.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
When the brothers came face-to-face, each wearing a vest and medallions and bell-bottoms, the mirror image unnerved them both.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Measuring around 36-by-29 feet, the intricate tilework included 35 medallions featuring various arena scenes.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Apr. 2026
Each year reduce the number auctioned to eventually equal the number of medallions.
—Lucius J. Riccio, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Those medallions track solstices and equinoxes, a nod the company’s long history of measuring time.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
The latest iteration features the designs on yellow- and white-gold medallions, available as bracelets and necklaces and styled on both men and women, with prices starting from £2,290 ($2,740).
—Milena Lazazzera, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Several portraits in medallions high on the walls of the cloisters show decapitated Dominican Friars who worked as inquisitors with just a stump for a neck and their heads held in their hands.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
The house’s marble fireplaces, ceiling medallions, pocket doors, moldings, door handles and staircase are all original, as well as the two ornate chandeliers in the parlors which were designed to be operated first with kerosene, then gas and finally electricity.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
When the brothers came face-to-face, each wearing a vest and medallions and bell-bottoms, the mirror image unnerved them both.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medallions
medals
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Over a 27-year career, he was deployed to the Middle East and South America and earned the Legion of Merit and nine combat medals as a fighter pilot.—
Mathew Schumer,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ronald and Nellie have been a constant source of encouragement for Simone, who has competed on the national stage at the highest level, including winning four medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.—
Matthew Acosta,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Medallions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medallions. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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