1
as in assembly
a body of people come together in one place
a muster of concerned citizens
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2
as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
considering the muster of suggestions that were submitted for "word of the year"
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1
as in to summon
to assemble and make ready for action
a command to muster the troops
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2
as in to call
to bring together in assembly by or as if by command
all the supporters that I could muster for the fund-raising campaign
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3
as in to contain
to be made up of
the corps of regular wine drinkers musters only about 10% of the population
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Recent Examples of muster
Joan Morris, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
Furthermore, the merger should pass muster under Brown Shoe, the Supreme Court’s multifactor test for assessing whether a transaction may substantially lessen competition.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Colorado mustered five hits to the Padres’ 24, and San Diego hit five homers as the Rockies became the sixth team in the modern era to lose by 21 or more runs in a shutout.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
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Noun
On the other side of things, a hen of the turkey persuasion that is not a part of a flock might join a muster of peacocks for company and protection.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
Furthermore, the merger should pass muster under Brown Shoe, the Supreme Court’s multifactor test for assessing whether a transaction may substantially lessen competition.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Coven is one of the tighter narratives the series has mustered, with its true horror lying in the realities of slavery in the American South.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Colorado mustered five hits to the Padres’ 24, and San Diego hit five homers as the Rockies became the sixth team in the modern era to lose by 21 or more runs in a shutout.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muster
Noun
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The scandal has already impeded the effort to hold Israel accountable for the death toll in Gaza; the woman fears that anger at Israel might now lead members of the assembly to discount her story and, instead, side with Khan.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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The unibody structure and assembly were essentially British, with mechanical underpinnings from Volvo’s Amazon/122 series.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The song was released with the video, an ode to pastels that depicts the changing of the guard from one album to the next with a snake turning into a cluster of butterflies.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Simulating a cosmic storm To test this, the researchers simulated a black hole with a billion solar masses at the center of a galaxy cluster weighing a quadrillion Suns, a thousand times the Milky Way’s mass.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Khatami summoned me and heard my warning.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Brown, then 68, had been out of coaching for five years, working as an ESPN analyst, when UNC summoned him back in November 2018 to replace Larry Fedora.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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McSweeney’s elevation appeared bizarre, but Bailey and his selection team have openly stated their belief that the Test team should contain the best six batters regardless of position.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But much like Week 1 against Justin Herbert and the Chargers, the Chiefs’ inability to contain the opposing quarterback in timely spots lost them the football game.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Non-Orientable Nkansa, 2017, one of his earliest large-scale installations, announced his dedication to monumental assemblages that fixate on negligence and crumbling edifices.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Jason Wu stretched himself to a new place with a highly creative collection inspired by Robert Rauschenberg, utilizing collage and assemblage for innovative constructions.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Consider replicating your favorite flavor with a homemade batch.—
Brianna Tobritzhofer,
Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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The ice maker has a convenient self-cleaning feature that takes just 20 minutes to ensure each batch of ice is fresh.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The government has moved thousands of troops, several navy ships and other military craft to the region, which prompted the Venezuelan government to mobilize militia troops in August.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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About 200 Oregon National Guard soldiers have been mobilized as part of the operation, according to the Oregon Military Department.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While other services offer thousands of movies, Screambox's library features a significantly smaller selection, comprising only a few hundred titles.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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The commission, comprising 17 voting members, selects a preferred candidate, whom the Prime Minister then approves.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Muster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muster. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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