medal
a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like: a gold medal for the best swimmer.
a similar object bearing a religious image, as of a saint: a Saint Christopher's medal.
to decorate or honor with a medal.
to receive a medal, especially in a sporting event: He medaled in three of four races.
Origin of medal
1Other words from medal
- un·med·aled, adjective
- un·med·alled, adjective
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How to use medal in a sentence
Still, stripping Keller of his medals seems like, at best, a long shot.
Why Olympic Swimmer Klete Keller, Arrested for Allegedly Invading the Capitol, Probably Won't Lose His Olympic Medals | Sean Gregory | January 14, 2021 | TimeEarlier this year, the Climate Action Campaign gave San Diego a “silver” on the Olympic medal scale in terms of how well t did on the old.
San Diego’s Climate Challenges Will Still Be Here in 2021 – and Beyond | MacKenzie Elmer | January 1, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoAn American athlete hadn’t earned a medal of any color in the 10,000 meters since the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan—22 years before Rupp was born.
Inside a secret running program at Nike and a win-at-all-costs corporate culture | Rachel King | October 6, 2020 | FortuneThey earn up to seven points per problem, and top scorers take home medals, just like at the Olympic Games.
At the Math Olympiad, Computers Prepare to Go for the Gold | Kevin Hartnett | September 21, 2020 | Quanta MagazineIn an FKT attempt, there are no bibs, no crowds and no medals.
Canceled Races Aren’t Stopping Endurance Athletes From Setting Wild New Records | Anna Wiederkehr (anna.wiederkehr@abc.com) | July 20, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
He received the Presidential medal of Freedom from George W. Bush.
It’s Not Just Cosby: Hollywood’s Long List of Male Scumbags | Asawin Suebsaeng | November 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was, I have to say, at the bottom of the hierarchy of royal honors, a British Empire medal.
Alberto Barbera, director of the Venice Film Festival, took the stage, flanked by a woman holding a trophy and a medal.
James Franco Shot His New Movie at the Venice Film Festival and I Was in It | Marlow Stern | September 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven without a Fields medal, Maryam is one of the great mathematicians of our time.
Iranian Math Genius Mirzakhani Unveiled by President Rouhani | IranWire | August 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat same year, Clinton awarded Brady the Presidential medal of Freedom, the highest award given to civilians.
Jim Brady, Reagan’s Gentle ‘Bear’ Who Roared Back to Life After Being Shot | Eleanor Clift | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis was shown at the Paris Salon, 1889, and missed the gold medal by two votes.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementFor his services on the Nive as commander of the first brigade of guards, he received a medal.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellAdamov left the school with a gold medal and rose rapidly to a high place in the Ministry of Justice.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyMartin Falleix obtained a brevet for invention and a gold medal at the Exposition of 1824.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheI managed to obtain the Distinguished Conduct medal for the bugler who always accompanies me everywhere on my peregrinations.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton Laurie
British Dictionary definitions for medal
/ (ˈmɛdəl) /
a small flat piece of metal bearing an inscription or image, given as an award or commemoration of some outstanding action, event, etc
(tr) to honour with a medal
(intr) informal (in sport) to win a medal
Origin of medal
1Derived forms of medal
- medallic (mɪˈdælɪk), adjective
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