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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
Dallas has only mustered three five-on-five goals (while giving up 11).
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The team mustered just four runs in three games during the home sweep against the Rockies over the weekend.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 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
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
Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The team mustered just four runs in three games during the home sweep against the Rockies over the weekend.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mustered
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Deputies quickly mobilized and called in a helicopter for support.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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World Central Kitchen has mobilized in Brantley County, serving hundreds of meals to firefighters, EMS, and other emergency workers battling the blazes and helping to rebuild neighborhoods.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 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 Great Divide had healthy physical sales, around 175,000; however, streaming led the Vermont native’s ascent to the top — streaming units comprised 212,000 of the total 389,000 first week equivalent album units.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
3 May 2026
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Fort Worth bond package Fort Worth citizens will have their say on an $845 million bond package comprised of six separate propositions aimed at funding a wide range of infrastructure and community projects.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Yet, amid all this anthropological interest in male behavior, a world beloved by men that is organized around the legacy of kings and a single precious metal has been hiding in plain sight, like a white Wakanda.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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This bowler bag has a wide interior that easily fits all of the essentials, and an interior zip pocket to help keep your things organized.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
3 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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Because Pe’Sla was not included as an affected area and no environmental review was conducted, the approval violates the National Historic Preservation Act and National Environmental Policy Act, the lawsuit alleges.—
Sarah Raza,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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The post included a screenshot of a text exchange showing that even her mother fell for the fake photos.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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An investigator from the NTSB will be at Newark airport on Monday and United has been ordered to secure the cockpit voice recorder, as well as the flight data recorder for the investigation.—
Clara McMichael,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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Gabehart’s actions likely qualified as misappropriation of trade secrets, according to Rodriguez, who ordered Gabehart to stop using JGR confidential information or trade secrets and to return materials in his possession.—
Chase Jordan
May 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 May 2026
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