The medals were a reward for their efforts and sacrifices.

Meaning: This sentence describes medals that are a way of showing appreciation for the hard work and sacrifices that the athletes made.

Choice of Words: Reward is something given to someone for good behavior or work. Efforts are the things that you do in order to achieve something. Sacrifices are things that you give up in order to achieve something else.

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The medals were a prize for their hard work and giving up things.

Meaning: This means that the medals were given to the people who worked hard and gave up things to achieve their goal.

Choice of Words: Prize is something given to someone who has won a competition or game. Hard work is the effort put into a task. Giving up things is when someone stops doing or having something in order to achieve a goal. When you put them together, "The medals were a prize for their hard work and giving up things" means that the medals were given to the people who worked hard and gave up things to achieve their goal.

The medals were a way to say thank you for all the work they did and the things they gave up.

Meaning: This means that the medals were given to the people who worked hard and gave up things to achieve their goal.

Choice of Words: Way is a path or method. Say thank you is to express gratitude or appreciation. Work is the effort put into a task. Things are objects or possessions. Gave up is when someone stops doing or having something in order to achieve a goal. When you put them together, "The medals were a way to say thank you for all the work they did and the things they gave up" means that the medals were given to the people who worked hard and gave up things to achieve their goal.

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