Medal of Freedom
noun phrase
: a U.S. decoration awarded to civilians for meritorious achievement in any of various fields
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In 1977: Martin Luther King Jr. was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
Messi, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the final days of the Biden administration, has been credited with amping up enthusiasm in the United States, just as the World Cup is headed our way.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Gymnast Simone Biles aged 25, becomes the youngest person to receive the US Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden.
—Sports Editor
follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Gray, now 94 and a Medal of Freedom recipient, spoke to a crowd gathered at Lipscomb University celebrating the new historical marker Tuesday afternoon.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
Messi, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the final days of the Biden administration, has been credited with amping up enthusiasm in the United States, just as the World Cup is headed our way.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Gymnast Simone Biles aged 25, becomes the youngest person to receive the US Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden.
—Sports Editor
follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Gray, now 94 and a Medal of Freedom recipient, spoke to a crowd gathered at Lipscomb University celebrating the new historical marker Tuesday afternoon.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Medal of Freedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medal%20of%20Freedom. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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