MUCKED (OUT) Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

mucked (out)

verb

past tense of muck (out)

as in turned out

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Much has once again been made of that famous 2007 photoshoot in which Messi was pictured bathing a young child, which turned out to be Yamal.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
That turned out to be wrong for a meaningful minority of them, whose brains were generating signals our methods were not sensitive enough to pick up.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026

Definition of turned out

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Marble fireplaces and bespoke timber joinery soften a palette of black, white and brushed brass, while parquet floors bring warmth beneath the clean geometry.

— Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Blaney won the first two stages but brushed the wall with 29 laps remaining, causing possible damage on his right side, after he was cut off by Wallace.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of brushed

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Morocco winger Gessime Yassine swept the ball home to round off a 4-2 victory over Haiti, making the 20-year-old the youngest goalscorer in Moroccan World Cup history.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Monday’s victory for the Braves was just their second in the last 11 games against the Padres and the first of this season after being swept in San Diego in June.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of swept

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SpaceX scrubbed the launch attempt, and engineers began preparations to drain the rocket’s propellant tanks.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Fresh produce should be thoroughly washed in running water, and fruits and vegetables with firm rinds should be scrubbed.

— Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Definition of scrubbed

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All types of produce should be rinsed under running water, including those with skins or rinds that are not eaten.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Michigan health officials urged consumers to avoid prepackaged salads and opt for individual heads of lettuce that should be rinsed thoroughly.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 13 July 2026

Definition of rinsed

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Days after being knocked out of the World Cup quarter-finals by England, Haaland and his partner Isabel Haugseng Johansen dusted themselves off and headed to the Mediterranean for the Dolce & Gabbana Alta Sartoria show in Sicily.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Make tip cuttings 6 to 8 inches long and use a rooting powder dusted on the cut ends.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026

Definition of dusted

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Most railings can be cleaned with these basic steps, but methods for stain removal can differ.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
The law also added a requirement that heavy water users (over 100,000 gallons a day) must use reclaimed water, or water that has been used and cleaned, to offset their use of fresh, drinkable water.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

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