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“Medals” or “Meddles”

medals / meddles are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

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medals m·EH·d·ah·l·z

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

meddles

  • verbintrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly.
Usage

Examples in context

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“medals”

  • Flying Cross and four Air Medals.
  • announced the availability of new medals for civilian merchant seamen, in
  • of sports for which gold medals were won for France at
  • and Olympic silver and bronze medals in the 1970s.
  • Prize of Ukraine (1988) gold medals (1967, 1982) and Silver Medal
  • Small medals for short and free programs
  • until he won any international medals.
  • Medals table
  • Talkers were awarded Congressional Gold Medals, mostly posthumously.
  • NASA Space Flight Medals (4), (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)

“meddles”

  • s'en mêle (When a woman meddles), which starred Alain Delon.

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