MUSTERING OUT Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

mustering out

verb

present participle of muster out

as in removing

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

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That work has included disposing of most of the furniture that was in the building and removing old ceiling tiles as part of abatement efforts, Tomlinson said.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026
The practice of removing shark fins is banned across the region.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

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Whereas owners previously diffused negative situations by sacking a head coach, changing a sporting director or someone prominent within the department can now have a similar effect.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The museum replaced him with Sasha Suda, hiring her away from the National Gallery of Canada before sacking her following a disastrous rebrand and replacing her with Weiss, a former president of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 July 2026

Definition of sacking

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Petersen allegedly deferred to a male sergeant’s expertise on topics including firearms and internal affairs while dismissing Kennon’s expertise in other areas.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
With the commander-in-chief and defense secretary now dismissing those reports as false, Congress should require a bipartisan committee of former military members to visit the ship.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

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Video released by police after the shooting showed two officers charging into the school and killing the shooter, who’d just fatally shot three 9-year-olds and three adults and was firing from a window.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
More pertinently, Leeds United operated in the same formation in their 2-1 victory at Old Trafford in April, attacking down the sides and firing over crosses.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of firing

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Marked by high highs and low lows, the path of Men at Work was brisk, with the group releasing three albums in about four years before breaking up in 1986.

— Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
If Pyburn did attempt to go back to college without the Buccaneers releasing him, Tampa Bay would retain his NFL rights.

— Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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