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First Runner-up vs First Runner-up award

Both "first runner-up" and "first runner-up award" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "First runner-up" refers to the person or team that finishes in second place in a competition. "First runner-up award" specifically mentions the award or prize given to the first runner-up. The choice between the two depends on whether you want to emphasize the position achieved or the recognition received.
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First Runner-up

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to the person or team that finishes in second place in a competition.

Use "first runner-up" to describe the individual or team that comes in second place in a competition.

Examples:

  • She was the first runner-up in the beauty pageant.
  • The team finished as the first runner-up in the tournament.
  • Oct 19, 2023 ... If the answer is no then do you want the first runner up from The Golden Bachelor to be the on The Golden Bachelorette?
  • 5 days ago ... Adetshina came first runner-up to Denmark's Victoria Kjær Theilvig and was also crowned Miss Universe Africa and Oceania in Mexico on Saturday ...
  • We're Still Here! is PHI's annual post-polio awareness campaign. Check out the results of this year's contest, including our first runner-up, Sunita Dodani, ...
  • First Runner-Up, Undergraduate ($200 prize). "Parakeet Lost: Casting Light on North America's Forgotten Native Parrot". Undergraduate Student(s): Chantelle ...
  • I think I have been first runner up at least six times, that I remember. For this reason, I crowned myself the “Miss America Reject.”
  • Jul 1, 2024 ... chloeallyseb on July 1, 2024: "FIRST RUNNER-UP TO MY MISS TEXAS, @annetteaddoyobo Grateful doesn't even begin to cover it!
  • Aug 30, 2024 ... Mason, chef manager of the café at Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), has claimed the title of first runner-up for “Chef of the Year.”
  • Mar 22, 2020 ... First Runner-Up: Reflections From My First Miss Universe Organization Pageant - Miss WA USA 2018. IMG_5925 2.JPG. Reflecting back on such an ...
  • Accounting major named Miss Alabama first runner-up. July 03, 2023 Written by: Mia Watkins. Emma Terry remembers watching the contestants of Miss Alabama ...
  • Jul 8, 2024 ... First runner up. Grateful for this opportunity to show the world (and myself!) what I am capable of. Just like I said on stage, God's plan is bigger than mine.

Alternatives:

  • second place
  • runner-up
  • first place
  • champion
  • winner

First Runner-up award

This phrase is correct and specifies that the award is given to the first runner-up in a competition.

Use "first runner-up award" when referring to the specific award given to the person or team that finishes in second place in a competition.

Examples:

  • She received the first runner-up award in the science fair.
  • The team was honored with the first runner-up award in the competition.
  • Feb 6, 2024 ... 2024 AIA Poster Award Announcement: First Runner-Up Award. At the 2024 AIA Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL), we saw a variety of posters ...
  • Mar 16, 2022 ... University of Southern Mississippi professors Dr. Wei Wang and Dr. Chris Croft recently received the first runner-up award for the Association of Collegiate ...
  • Nov 22, 2023 ... pigmentedtattoos on November 22, 2023: "This magnificent piece by @ajay_tattooer bagged the FIRST-RUNNER UP Award (Best of the Day- 3) at ...
  • Jun 11, 2024 ... ... First Runner-Up Award, which is just the latest in a series of honors — adding up to more than 20 over the past seven years. Last year, WSPS ...
  • Highly respectable first runner-up award for Elisa Tattersall Wallin. 2023-03-28. Elisa Tattersall Wallin, Senior Lecturer at the Swedish School of Library ...
  • Gold Star First Runner Up Award -Mahogany Piano Finish Wood -Gold Finish Accents -Size: 5 x 3 1/2 x 6" H -Weight: 1 lb 4 oz -Plate Size: 2 x 13/16"
  • Dec 21, 2020 ... Carmeuse Lime Products received the 'First Runner Up' Award in Local Manufacturing of Mine Inputs' at the Ghana Mining Industry Awards 2020.
  • Our Global Business Management (GBM) student, Tang Qin (Christine), has won a first runner-up award in the Finals of 2021PricewaterhouseCoopers – 24 Hour ...
  • Oct 10, 2024 ... ... first runner-up award at the HKUST International Case Competition ... First Runner-up Award. “After all the hard work that our team put ...

Alternatives:

  • second place award
  • runner-up prize
  • silver medal
  • honorable mention
  • consolation prize

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