1
: a small usually metal object bearing a religious emblem or picture
2
: a piece of metal often resembling a coin and having a stamped design that is issued to commemorate a person or event or awarded for excellence or achievement
medaled also medalled; medaling also medalling
ˈmed-liŋ,
ˈme-dᵊl-iŋ
: to win a medal
medaled in figure skating
Examples of medal in a Sentence
Noun
He was awarded a medal for his heroism.
the display case held an impressive array of military medals from World War II
Verb
She medaled in figure skating in the Olympics.
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Tim Genske, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Gone are the tedious, cat and mouse 30-dink rallies of 2023 and 2024; 2025 and these pairs are pedal-to-the-medal, attack at will, power before finesse, and in this observer’s opinion, the watch-ability and televise-ability is improved for it.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Cory Mull, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Shiffrin struggled at the 2022 Beijing Games and didn’t medal over five individual events.
—Pat Graham, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
And in fact no US skater would win a medal in short track at those Olympics.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Gone are the tedious, cat and mouse 30-dink rallies of 2023 and 2024; 2025 and these pairs are pedal-to-the-medal, attack at will, power before finesse, and in this observer’s opinion, the watch-ability and televise-ability is improved for it.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
Johnson’s biggest remaining goal on her bucket list is to medal on the international stage.
—Cory Mull, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Shiffrin struggled at the 2022 Beijing Games and didn’t medal over five individual events.
—Pat Graham, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Medal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medal. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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