1
as in marshalled
to assemble and make ready for action
a command to muster the troops
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2
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
Quarterback Geno Smith was highly ineffective, passing for just 67 yards on 10 completions, while the Vegas run game mustered just 25 yards on 11 carries.
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
His team has mustered 19 points in its last two games.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Overall, the Jets’ average starting field position for the afternoon was their own 36 while Denver mustered only its own 27.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
In Week 1, playing with brand-new defensive and offensive coordinators, an offense that led the league in scoring in 2024 mustered only 13 points in a loss to division rival Green Bay.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
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
Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
His team has mustered 19 points in its last two games.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Overall, the Jets’ average starting field position for the afternoon was their own 36 while Denver mustered only its own 27.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
In Week 1, playing with brand-new defensive and offensive coordinators, an offense that led the league in scoring in 2024 mustered only 13 points in a loss to division rival Green Bay.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mustered
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The paranormal investigators claim to have been summoned by a priest named Father Cooke when two young women — Donna and Angie — wanted to perform an exorcism to get rid of the spirit of a dead 7-year-old girl named Annabelle Higgins, who had inhabited their doll.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The palace reportedly summoned broadcast media to the Royal Lodge on Thursday, hinting at an announcement.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Those virtual hangouts comprised breakfast, lunch, and walks.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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The latter comprised Copenhagen Fashion Week’s chief executive officer Cecilie Thorsmark; Mulberry CEO Andrea Baldo; Tekla CEO Kristoffer Juhl; Ganni cofounder Nicolaj Reffstrup, and Rikke Amtorp, head of brand and creative at Magasin du Nord, to cite a few.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Nepal’s anti-corruption protests mobilized tens of thousands of young Nepalis, also for multiple days, to decry mismanagement of public funds.—
Michael Shank,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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In September, Project Resource Optimization, as their effort came to be called, announced all of the programs had been funded, with more than $110 million mobilized in charitable grants.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.—
Matthew Glowicki,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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Imagine, though, that all the books ingested by LLM training sets only contained the information on the dust jackets.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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By the afternoon of October 13, Coranez organized another trip to bring Maymay home, nearly 100 kilometers away from the clinic.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, 30, hosted the event, which was organized on behalf of his foundation.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Other photos in the bunch included a mirror selfie with his hair pushed back courtesy of a headband, his Cloud23 hot sauce on store shelves, Animal-style fries from In-N-Out Burger (plus plenty of ketchup) and more of life’s special little moments.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The range of the monster drawings included primitive people, giant spiders, serpents, snails and fantastical fish.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Amid this crackdown, Russia’s Foreign Ministry ordered USAID to leave.—
Tetiana Kotelnykova,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Dozens of unable-to-fly wild ducks and geese at a sanctuary in Washtenaw County's Salem Township, earlier ordered killed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, have received a reprieve.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Aircraft, ammunition belts, bolts of fabric, mine-working, kilt-making, cement-mixing, nuns, saris and American football have all been marshaled as explanations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Back in June, Chiland, a Los Angeles public-school teacher, heard rumors that National Guard troops were being marshalled on Terminal Island in preparation to arrest anti-ICE demonstrators across the city.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Mustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mustered. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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