Medal of Honor

noun phrase

: a U.S. military decoration awarded in the name of the Congress for conspicuous intrepidity at the risk of life in action with an enemy

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Milei has visited Israel three times since taking office in 2023, and earlier this year, in Jerusalem, he was presented with the Presidential Medal of Honor, the country’s highest civilian award. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 Tedde graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in 1967 with the Principal’s Medal of Honor, and went on to star opposite Christopher Walken in the Stratford Festival production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026 William Carney, a man who escaped slavery to become a Union soldier in the Civil War and who was awarded the Medal of Honor for protecting the American flag from touching the ground during battle. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 Trump made a similar statement earlier in the day during a ceremony announcing that the Medal of Honor awarded to the Roosevelt had been donated to the library. — James Powel, USA Today, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for Medal of Honor

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Medal of Honor was in 1861

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“Medal of Honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medal%20of%20Honor. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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