MUSTERED OUT Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

mustered out

verb

past tense of muster out

as in removed

to let go from office, service, or employment mustered out of the army at the end of the war

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Recent Examples of mustered out James Byrne was mustered out of the Army in 1866. — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025

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The locomotive’s engine cylinders have been removed, and its crankcase was bare.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The vaccine, in combination with Keytruda , met key goals in patients with higher-risk or advanced melanoma whose detectable cancer had been completely removed through surgery.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

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Fedorov, a popular minister credited with modernizing Ukraine’s armed forces and accelerating the military’s embrace of technology and drone warfare, was dismissed last month after reportedly falling out with the country’s top military commander.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Gonzalez Rogers initially dismissed the case, though the Supreme Court later took it up and ruled that consumers could sue the company.

— Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

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Muriel Gonzalez, president of The Vitamin Shoppe, has retired from the health and wellness specialty chain , WWD has learned.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 23 Aug. 2026
His work complete, Gorman retired with Brind’Amour’s blessing and is now figuring out what’s next.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of retired

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Panettiere said she was fired from a decade-plus brand deal with Neutrogena after speaking out about postpartum depression in a 2015 interview on national TV.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Abreu hit a smash to first baseman Bryce Eldridge, who dove to knock it down, then fired a throw home.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of fired

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Styles went on to play two verses and choruses of the song, originally released in 1974, and told the crowd to sing along on the first chorus.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
The studio has released seven titles that have won 10 Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards, with voice talent including Glenn Close, Jennifer Hudson, Ethan Hawke, John Legend, Lupita Nyong’o, Daisy Ridley and Oprah Winfrey.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

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