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medal

noun as in decoration of honor

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The setting was the medal round of the 1980 Games in Lake Placid.

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Its athletes have won 862 medals at the Summer Games, which is more than most countries have won across all sports combined over more than a century.

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The Nobel Prize comes with a diploma, a gold medal and a $1.2 million prize sum.

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To be awarded posthumously, a relative must attend Buckingham Palace, where the King or another royal presents the medal in person.

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"I feel like winning an Earthshot prize for me would be like winning an Olympic gold medal," said Adam Root, the founder of Matter.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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