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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
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.
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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
The film is full of gorgeously expressionist black-and-white photography, stunning otherworldly production design, and a subtle sense of foreboding throughout that's one of the best the director has mustered in his illustrious career.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
Wallner continued improving his results against left-handed pitching, but overall the Twins offense mustered just three total hits and three total walks against four Royals pitchers.
—David Brown, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Yet on May 14, the 1st Iowa Infantry Regiment mustered at Keokuk and made its way to Confederate-sympathizing southern Missouri.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
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
The film is full of gorgeously expressionist black-and-white photography, stunning otherworldly production design, and a subtle sense of foreboding throughout that's one of the best the director has mustered in his illustrious career.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
Wallner continued improving his results against left-handed pitching, but overall the Twins offense mustered just three total hits and three total walks against four Royals pitchers.
—David Brown, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Yet on May 14, the 1st Iowa Infantry Regiment mustered at Keokuk and made its way to Confederate-sympathizing southern Missouri.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mustered
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Officials said that classes had been suspended for three days at all schools in the state and that psychological support teams had been mobilized to assist students and teachers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Eisenbarger said the fight against data centers isn’t over, echoing similar sentiments to her neighbors in Spring Hill — who also mobilized and pushed back on a massive proposal for a center just 5 miles away that was later withdrawn before the City Council could consider it.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
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Lutnick's voluntary closed-door interview comes amid a monthslong procession of powerful people summoned before the committee, many of whom have been subjected to embarrassing revelations in the more than 3 million pages of records known as the Epstein files.—
Graham Kates,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Sorensen summoned both Fire Chief Stephen Gollan and Police Chief Bill Schultz to the lectern and quizzed them on their relationship with the city manager.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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The suited style was comprised of a tuxedo, bowtie and cummerbund.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 May 2026
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This open architecture system is comprised of multifunction control consoles and Remote Terminal Units (RTU).—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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Her profession has turned her into a serious shoe collector, with a closet of 100 pairs neatly organized in boxes, each marked with a photo of the shoes taped to the outside.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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And the unfortunate reality of how the sport is organized in the modern era is that those big non-conference games are going to become less and less common.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The 28-year-old pleaded guilty to possessing the destructive device, which contained flammable ethanol and a wick designed to ignite when lighted.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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When Federal Reserve officials convened on March 17-18, just a few weeks after the war broke out, Chair Jerome Powell said any effects on inflation would likely be temporary and could be contained within the energy industry, keeping the door open for at least one rate cut this year.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
7 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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The final tinkering on a major legislative package comes as Lawson-Remer has marshaled a coalition of community groups, labor unions and nonprofits to support her effort to have voters rewrite the county’s charter.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 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 13 May. 2026.
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