mustered

past tense of muster

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mustered All his administration mustered was a late, failed effort in the summer of 2020 to remove 12,000 troops from Germany. Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026 Josh Lowe hit a sacrifice fly, and Gustavo Campero added an RBI single, but that was all the offense the Angels mustered. ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Coming off three losses in Philadelphia, the Marlins mustered only one hit through seven innings (by Owen Caissie) before Marsee began the eighth with a triple down the right field line. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 Seattle, which opened a nine-game trip against three teams currently in playoff position, has mustered only five runs during the losing streak and nine in the past seven games. Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Within two days, workers were mustered and the presses were readied. Colleen Barry, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 Despite drawing eight walks Tuesday, the Braves could only scratch across three runs and mustered only four hits in an 8-3 loss to the Padres at Truist Park. Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 July 2026 But against the first-place Brewers, the Giants mustered a 1-0 win. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 France had only mustered two shots on goal throughout the first half, but Olise came out firing after the break, slipping two neat passes through to Mbappe even before the crucial assist. Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mustered
Verb
  • Its in-house security staff mobilized within seconds, and none of its community members were killed.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Additionally, almost 21,500 security personnel have been mobilized in an effort to speed up search and rescue operations, with more than 5,000 people receiving treatment for injuries, officials said.
    Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The turning point for Chris and Andie comes when they are summoned to the office of Jeff Zucker (amusingly playing himself), at that time CEO of NBC Universal Television Group.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Season 3 finale jumps right into Daniel waking up a whole new person in Silo 1, summoned to quell the rebellion quickly going out of control in Silo 17 — Jimmy’s (Steve Zahn) home.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • After the invention of the internal combustion engine in 1885, the auto industry had comprised skilled laborers producing a few bespoke vehicles—affordable only to an upper stratum of society.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Marchino was one of four judges who comprised the court’s ruling panel for the hearing, which lasted all day on Tuesday August 25 at the FIA’s headquarters in Paris, France.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Many of them traveled to Orlando for a workout-and-hang Hurts organized over the summer.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Kids of mixed ages organized their own games and made up their own rules, while adults stayed mostly on the sidelines or stayed away entirely.
    Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The glove contained a small bag of cocaine and Adderall, the document said.
    Ava Kelley, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • During the encounter, Molano was allowed to contact another person to take possession of the vehicle, which still contained the cinnamon rolls and their storage containers, Fortune said.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • No country has marshaled those efforts like China, where the government sees Tibet, and its Himalayan borderlands, as critical to its national and energy security.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • At dawn begins an economic D-Day — the single greatest financial offensive ever marshaled against an adversary.
    Richard Escobedo, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Their summer window, which included signing the former Manchester United pair Millie Turner and Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund, was eye-catching.
    Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The group included residents as well as others who either grew up there or had family ties to the town.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Schwartz—less than a month into the job—reportedly ordered CDC staff to add an unusual statement onto the CDC’s website for measles surveillance data.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Law enforcements agencies have been ordered to step up security measures to prevent undesirable situations, city police Chief Anek Srathongyoo said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Mustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mustered. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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