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as in muster

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verb

present participle of muster

as in mobilizing

to assemble and make ready for action a command to muster the troops

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as in summoning

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 comprising

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 mustering

Noun

Some mornings, mustering empathy for yet another challenging conversation feels nearly impossible. — Dana Kellerman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Stedman lands every blow thanks to her patient accumulation of ordinary life, the shearing and mustering and fence-mending, the slow mapping of relationships that ensures each loss registers as something more than plot machinery. — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026

Verb

The Cubs offense showed signs of a lineup potentially entering a slump, just a day after mustering one hit in a loss to the Nationals. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 The network isn’t even mustering up a defense for Jeanine Pirro, previously one of its most prominent pro-Trump hosts. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 Serena looked down, heaved a sigh and hooked her knee around the pole before mustering up a halfhearted spin. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 With that technique putting more pace on the ball, forwards just need to redirect the ball instead of mustering their own power on a slower delivery. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 June 2026 At the end of the second season, multiple armies were mustering for war over King's Landing as the Targaryen clan just couldn't stop betraying each other long enough to govern. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026 Like the uncharacteristically cool weather in West Sacramento for late May, the A’s offense continued its recent gloomy stretch of hitting, mustering a few middle-inning scoring opportunities but failing to get a clutch hit en route to a 9-1 loss. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026 In my mind, Denzel Washington’s performance in John Q set the bar for male actors mustering up those trigger tears Mom always talked about. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026 After mustering all of two against Vancouver, Sporting registered four shots on Saturday. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mustering

Noun

Wolverine frees Essex and races to the exit, but Essex musters enough psychic power to cause all of the invading soldiers to explode.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Moreover, a tax benefit for voting is much more likely to pass constitutional muster than a tax penalty.

— Susan Ostermann, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of muster

Verb

Though the picture has differed from race to race, the candidates have generally espoused a populist, anti-establishment message focused on economic issues, mobilizing their base and overcoming serious funding disadvantages.

— Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Workers’ organisations and pensioners’ groups have been mobilizing around salaries and social security, with small protests held across Venezuela in recent weeks.

— Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of mobilizing

Verb

After the initial group of firefighters got to the scene, a second alarm was called, summoning more fire and hazardous material crews to the blaze.

— Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
The friends haven’t seen each other in some time, though Frankie spends many an evening parked outside the hospice in his car, summoning the gumption to visit.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of summoning

Noun

At a convening in Santa Fe, tribes gathered to protest the Bureau of Indian Education, and among the protesters was John Rainer, a tribal leader from Taos Pueblo.

— Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
By early 2026, Moms for Liberty disbanded its Florida Legislative Committee, a convening of chapter chairs across the state to discuss policy, school board elections and continued grassroots efforts.

— Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Definition of convening

Verb

Those convicted on Friday were key leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the group responsible for organizing the annual remembrance until 2019.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Keeping your shoes on the floor isn’t wrong, but there are wrong ways to do it, like organizing them only by color, for one.

— Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of organizing

Verb

Philadelphia residents can find adult education programs by calling the Philadelphia adult education hotline at 833-750-5627.

— Jennifer D. Kobrin, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Jane understands that calling Bunny out is a social and professional transgression, but her decision to do it anyway is ultimately an invitation for redemption, which Bunny accepts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026