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medallion

[muh-dal-yuhn] / məˈdæl jən /
NOUN
ornament
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As if to underline the point, he wore a medallion around his neck featuring NBC’s peacock logo.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

Nundu carried a framed photo of Baba Simeo Melchior -- the so-called "Black Messiah" -- who eyes the camera with his hands clasped and a large medallion around his neck.

From Barron's Dec. 25, 2025

The new version features a new circular medallion at the center and a simpler ribbon loop that departs from the soft, multicolored loop historically associated with the ceremony.

From Salon Dec. 7, 2025

Also, they usually include a fireproof ID medallion that crematory operators attach to the body before burning.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2025

She had not seen him since he had given her the medallion.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

Boucaud counseled pairing it with the pork medallions, and he was so right.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 2, 2025

Throughout the railway village is museum-style signage explaining the history, and bronze medallions built into the pavement marking out new heritage trails.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2024

Vamp and her co-host, Knott’s show writer Jeff Tucker, removed the medallions after a minute of consistent booing from the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2023

It appears on popular American medallions and challenge coins through today and Ben Franklin also adopted it to…

From Washington Times Aug. 29, 2023

The patty melt has been pushed aside in favor of the herb-encrusted medallions of baby artichoke hearts, which never leave me thinking, Oh, right, those!

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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