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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
In 2024, after decades of false starts, the Biden administration mustered the courage to defy that coalition.
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Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
The Mets’ lineup mustered just two extra-base hits and went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Neither mustered a shot on net in those scenarios.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Of course, the loss wasn’t on the longman or the Yankees’ pitching staff, as their lineup only mustered one run, which came on an Amed Rosario sac fly in the seventh.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 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
But the Heat’s bench mustered just 10 points -- 8 from Myron Gardner and 2 from Du Smith.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
The actor mastered Charles' verbal and physical mannerisms — and played the piano and lip-synced with a fervor few actors have ever mustered.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
The Mets’ lineup mustered just two extra-base hits and went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Neither mustered a shot on net in those scenarios.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Of course, the loss wasn’t on the longman or the Yankees’ pitching staff, as their lineup only mustered one run, which came on an Amed Rosario sac fly in the seventh.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 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
But the Heat’s bench mustered just 10 points -- 8 from Myron Gardner and 2 from Du Smith.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
The actor mastered Charles' verbal and physical mannerisms — and played the piano and lip-synced with a fervor few actors have ever mustered.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mustered
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Authorities in the city of Daejeon are conducting a large-scale search after a wolf escaped from O-World Theme Park, triggering a multi-agency response that has closed schools and mobilized firefighters, police officers and military personnel.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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At the state level, advocates recently mobilized in Albany to demand that lawmakers raise revenue from the wealthiest New Yorkers to fund housing and other essential public goods.—
Darius Khalil Gordon,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Oversight Committee summoned her after five Republicans agreed with the minority Democrats to look deeper into how and why Bondi mismanaged the Epstein files release that Congress had demanded.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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Local police were summoned and used pepper spray and handcuffs to gain control of the out-of-control and dangerous patient.—
Rick Pozniak,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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The group, comprised by series stars and real-life musicians William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy Yun, Zendé Murdock, and Jesse Golliher, is on tour through the end of June.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2026
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The small and exceptionally passionate team that FRONT comprised approached its first edition in the same way.—
Michelle Grabner,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Harris organized a meeting at his auto-body shop with Chunky Parker.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Romero Group was organized by Williams in 2017 and had a social media page identifying the company as a construction firm offering commercial and residential development and construction.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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According to prosecutors, Dunlap claimed his art collection contained works by Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh and Salvador Dali, among other famous artists.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The study got its start when co-author Brian Gootee, a geologist with the Arizona Geological Survey, noticed a resemblance between sand deposits downstream of the Grand Canyon and in the Bidahochi—both contained pink, rounded grains that seemed to have been transported by the same river.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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However, Brazil’s public health workers then marshaled broad support to defend their vaccine program.—
Jessica A.J. Rich,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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With the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, York then marshaled forces to create one single telescope that could map hundreds of millions of objects in the sky — a central telescope systematically scanning the sky, and then releasing massive quantities of data publicly available to any scientist.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Those attending court included representatives of those involved in past fundraising and members of the National People’s Congress, the country’s legislative body.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Last year’s inductees included Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, Soundgarden and The White Stripes.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Justice Department also dismissed several other FACE Act cases and ordered prosecutors to put the brakes on future FACE Act investigations.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Each year, Marie Antoinette ordered up to three hundred new gowns, and the winds changed accordingly.—
Emilia Petrarca,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Mustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mustered. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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