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.
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mustered out
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That lawsuit ended earlier this month after the immigrant detainee who filed the case agreed to be removed from the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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It was rapidly removed, but an image of the listing was grabbed ahead of that.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Sprowls sued, and an appellate court dismissed the lawsuit, siding with the county party, Davis said.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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In November, a federal judge dismissed the charges against both Comey and James, finding that Halligan had been unlawfully appointed.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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And because only days before the February 2021 surgery Mahomes had scrambled a stupefying 497 yards behind the line of scrimmage before throwing the ball or being sacked in a 31-9 drubbing by Tampa Bay in Super Bowl LV.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ward was also sacked 55 times, the most in the league.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Banks had retired from the Border Patrol as a GS-14, below the rank required to oversee it.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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Martin retired in February 2025 after 32 years — 25 of them at the same station.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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But videos of the incident do not show Pretti brandishing a gun, and one video appears to show an officer removing a gun from Pretti's waistband just moments before another agent fired the first shot.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Consequently, those trapped either faced burning alive by the fire or death by bullets fired from the outside.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The church released a statement about the incident on Wednesday night.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Photographs were released on Wednesday showing Good in professional portraits and with her family.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Mustered out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mustered%20out. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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