Silver Star

noun

: a U.S. military decoration awarded for gallantry in action

called also Silver Star Medal

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May 10, West Oaks branch of the Orange County Library System, 1821 E. Silver Star Road, Ocoee. —10 a.m.-1 p.m. May 10 and May 24, Apenberry’s Nursery, 3443 Edgewater Drive, Orlando. — Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025 After Pearl Harbor, Lyndon Johnson, then a U.S. representative from Texas, took time off from Congress and reported for duty; he was awarded a Silver Star in 1942. — Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 For those unaware, Lunar: The Silver Star, the first game in the series, debuted on the Sega CD peripheral for Sega Genesis back in 1992 (or 1993 in North America) featuring high-quality CD-ROM sound, full motion anime-style video cutscenes, and lots of voice acting. — David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Hegseth, who signed the memorandum renaming the base while flying to Stuttgart, Germany, said the new moniker pays tribute to Roland L. Bragg, an Army paratrooper who was awarded a Silver Star for actions during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. — Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Silver Star

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Silver Star was in 1932

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“Silver Star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Silver%20Star. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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