Medal of Freedom
noun phrase
: a U.S. decoration awarded to civilians for meritorious achievement in any of various fields
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As treasury secretary under Clinton — who would later award him the Presidential Medal of Freedom — Bentsen helped frame the economic and deficit reduction policies credited with the boom that would last for much of the 1990s.
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
In 2011, Lewis was awarded the nation's highest civilian award by former President Barack Obama, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
In 1977: Martin Luther King Jr. was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.
—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
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
In 2011, Lewis was awarded the nation's highest civilian award by former President Barack Obama, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
In 1977: Martin Luther King Jr. was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.
—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
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“Medal of Freedom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medal%20of%20Freedom. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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