medals

plural of medal
as in decorations
a piece of metal given in honor of a special event, a person, or an achievement the display case held an impressive array of military medals from World War II

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Recent Examples of medals The Bottom Line If Olympic athletes invest in coaching to win medals, why aren’t more executives investing in coaching to win in business? Dr. Corrie Block, Phd, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 According to her official bio, Chatfield was the recipient of numerous honors, including the Distinguished Service Medal, the Bronze Star and commendation medals from the Navy, Army and Air Force. Jade Walker, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025 Male athletes have taken 890 medals from female athletes, the report said. Caroline Downey, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025 In the history of the PPA, there have been just three medals won by a lefty player; Tyler Loong won a bronze with Parenteau in Dec 2022, and then a Silver with Anna Bright in Sept 2021, and Jade Kawamoto teamed with Rettenmaier to take a Bronze in Aug 2023. Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Thomas is a three-time Olympic champion, holding medals in the 200-meters, 4x100-meter relay, and 4x400-meter relay. Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025 Bey won 13 state medals, including 10 state titles, and led the Red Devils to three consecutive team titles. Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025 These rieslings consistently win medals at major wine competitions, and are always a good choice. Liz Thach, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 The Olympic medals came at some personal cost. Michelle Lee, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noun
  • An issue occurring when using Equipment Loadout, causing decorations to be removed from equipment, Bowgun Customization being reverted to default, and Kinsects reverting to the initial rarity.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • But small things, such as finishing a pile of laundry, buying the best party decorations and only allowing children ice cream before dinner once in a blue moon, won't.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Then close shots of uniform patches stitched with the insignias of various immigration-enforcement agencies—ICE, Customs and Border Patrol, and Homeland Security Investigations.
    Julia Angwin, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
  • To celebrate, the Artemis 2 insignia was projected that night onto the exterior of the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
    Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • Before the trophies are handed out, however, the Palm Springs red carpet will deliver some fashion heat.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025
  • All three of those trophies sit in the Bleymaier Football Center at Albertsons Stadium.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025

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“Medals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medals. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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