as in journalists
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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Noun
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The journalists' arrests happened not long after police issued the dispersal order.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025 -
In practice, Musk bowed to authoritarian governments or banned critical journalists when their reporting annoyed him.—
Jacob Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The eight-part narrative podcast by reporters Keith Sharon and Kirsten Fiscus will focus on the Skull murder case.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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In August, the OpenAI CEO told reporters the AI market was in a bubble.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Muckrakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muckrakers. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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