Thesaurus results for MUCKRAKER

muckraker

noun

as in journalist

someone who tries to reveal information about prominent individuals behaving badly The newspaper used a team of seasoned muckrakers to expose the corruption at city hall.

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Recent Examples of muckraker Famous American muckrakers include Ida Tarbell who wrote about Standard Oil’s monopoly; Lincoln Steffens who wrote about corruption in city halls; and Upton Sinclair who exposed deplorable conditions in the meatpacking industry. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026 One spring day, Tan’s critical gaze landed on the work of freelance journalist Gil Duran, a tech-industry muckraker with a background in Democratic politics who was starting to take very seriously the right-wing political ambitions of San Francisco tech moguls. —

Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025

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Award-winning journalist Melanie Haiken covers travel, food, science, health, and the environment from her home in the San Francisco Bay Area.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.

— STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2026