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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Recent Examples of medallion
Snoopy appears embossed on a silver medallion on the blue subdial at 9 o’clock, donning a spacesuit.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2025
Spalding chose a long black dress with a plunging neckline, a silver medallion necklace and a burgundy lip for the event, while Hollywood opted for a matching black suit.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
As for payment, in addition to value capture, my favorite would be to charge Uber (the corporation, not the drivers or passengers) a similar amount to what the yellow taxi industry had to pay for a medallion.
—Lucius Riccio, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Logo The Tory Burch logo comes in three popular and instantly recognizable designs, including the uppercase brand name, the double-T logo and the round medallion.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2025
Spalding chose a long black dress with a plunging neckline, a silver medallion necklace and a burgundy lip for the event, while Hollywood opted for a matching black suit.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
As for payment, in addition to value capture, my favorite would be to charge Uber (the corporation, not the drivers or passengers) a similar amount to what the yellow taxi industry had to pay for a medallion.
—Lucius Riccio, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Logo The Tory Burch logo comes in three popular and instantly recognizable designs, including the uppercase brand name, the double-T logo and the round medallion.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medallion
medal
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After also scoring two silver medals and two bronze medals at the event, Retton walked away with more medals than any other athlete at that year's Olympics.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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The top medal winners for this round moved on to a second round of judging in which Best in Show winners were assessed.—
Erik Ofgang,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Medallion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medallion. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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