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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Those medallions track solstices and equinoxes, a nod the company’s long history of measuring time.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
Safavieh Natural Fiber Collection Round Area Rug Lend your home a boho touch with Safavieh’s circular rug adorned with jute medallions.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
There will also be a ceremony where the National Railroad Hall of Fame will give a National Park medallion in honor of Philip Randolph, who was instrumental in helping to create the Brotherhood of Sleeping Porters.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Around his neck was a medallion made of porcupine quill and buckskin.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
Safavieh Natural Fiber Collection Round Area Rug Lend your home a boho touch with Safavieh’s circular rug adorned with jute medallions.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
There will also be a ceremony where the National Railroad Hall of Fame will give a National Park medallion in honor of Philip Randolph, who was instrumental in helping to create the Brotherhood of Sleeping Porters.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Around his neck was a medallion made of porcupine quill and buckskin.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Medallion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medallion. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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