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as in mobilized
to assemble and make ready for action
a command to muster the troops
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as in summoned
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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as in comprised
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 mustered
Slater mustered up the last ounce of energy.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Rafaela joined Abreu on the bases with a hit-by-pitch, but that was all the Red Sox mustered.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
The Astros mustered three singles and did not take an at-bat with a man in scoring position.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2026
The Dodgers mustered just two hits in the defeat and scored three or fewer runs in each game of the series between the first-place teams.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
No Sixer defender cared to contest — because what’s the difference between 74 and 71 points when your team’s only mustered 51 in response?
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
Dallas has only mustered three five-on-five goals (while giving up 11).
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
In 2024, after decades of false starts, the Biden administration mustered the courage to defy that coalition.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Neither mustered a shot on net in those scenarios.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Rafaela joined Abreu on the bases with a hit-by-pitch, but that was all the Red Sox mustered.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
The Astros mustered three singles and did not take an at-bat with a man in scoring position.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2026
The Dodgers mustered just two hits in the defeat and scored three or fewer runs in each game of the series between the first-place teams.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
No Sixer defender cared to contest — because what’s the difference between 74 and 71 points when your team’s only mustered 51 in response?
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
Dallas has only mustered three five-on-five goals (while giving up 11).
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
In 2024, after decades of false starts, the Biden administration mustered the courage to defy that coalition.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Neither mustered a shot on net in those scenarios.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mustered
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Missouri has mobilized its National Guard to help with those locations, and Mullin urged other states to follow.—
Nick Miroff,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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The railroad era, the GI Bill, the internet—each was a moment when America did not merely lead in ideas but mobilized the institutions, infrastructure, and workforce needed to scale them.—
Eric Kutcher,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said his new government has summoned the Russian ambassador over a drone attack near Hungary’s border, in a significant shift from his predecessor Viktor Orbán’s friendly relations with Moscow.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Such stars are the key quarry that JWST was designed for—stellar orbs composed of the pristine, primordial hydrogen and helium gas that was summoned into being by the big bang.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
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The rest of the world comprised colonial possessions of the European states and Japan, a few large land empires, and many small principalities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The massive stage comprised three ramps extending the length of a football field that were frequently alight in a Candyland of colors and two oversized video screens flanking a metallic structure that looked like an inverted ski jump.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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This clutch hits the mark, with a spacious main compartment and two interior card slots to keep everything organized.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Two new literary awards, Books of Freedom by Freedom Letters, and Dar, organized by writer Mikhail Shishkin, have been launched explicitly to honor Russian-language books that cannot be published in Russia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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On April 21, 2025, employees at an apartment complex where Turner worked as a maintenance worker reportedly found a tool bag in a storage room that contained 790 grams of fentanyl and one kilogram of cocaine, court records show.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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This speeds up the thawing process while keeping the fruit contained.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
14 May 2026
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Powell also noted that JNIM likely marshaled a large share of its regional strength for last month’s attacks and cannot sustain that intensity indefinitely.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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On most professional shoots a phone camera would be supplemented with lenses, stabilizers, and ancillary gear—or, in the case of Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later (2025), up to twenty iPhones could be marshaled into service at once.—
Dennis Lim,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Iran's proposal included a demand for compensation for war damages and an emphasis on Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, state media said.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Health officials said the Maryland residents were on a flight that included a passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship who was infected with hantavirus.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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Alan Cumming will reprise his role as host of the series, which NBC ordered in August 2025.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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Both men were also stripped of their political rights for life and ordered to forfeit all personal property.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Mustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mustered. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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