silver medal
noun
: a medal made of silver that is given as a prize to someone who wins second place in a contest
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Volunteer assistant Ali Aguilar was a two-time All-American at Washington and won a silver medal on the 2021 Olympic team.
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
The 33-year-old Ohioan won gold in Tokyo and then followed that up with a silver medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
In 2022, the silver medal captured by Luz Long, the German long jumper who befriended Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, sold at auction for more than $488,000.
—Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
The Americans’ drive for back-to-back gold medals remains alive, while Sweden can still have their revenge after a silver medal last year.
—Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
The 33-year-old Ohioan won gold in Tokyo and then followed that up with a silver medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
In 2022, the silver medal captured by Luz Long, the German long jumper who befriended Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, sold at auction for more than $488,000.
—Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
The Americans’ drive for back-to-back gold medals remains alive, while Sweden can still have their revenge after a silver medal last year.
—Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Silver medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20medal. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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