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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Advocates say the strategy encourages more diverse applicants, like first-generation students, by removing barriers to entry and boosting awareness of the often-generous scholarships available at private institutions.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Harris indicated the markets for those players were not good enough to warrant removing them from the current team.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of removing

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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
But so far, the government has decided not to intervene by sacking him and has backpedalled, allowing Russia to participate.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of sacking

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After dismissing Cora and his staff, the Red Sox have surged back into playoff contention with the trade deadline looming.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
De Vries barely looked at it, dismissing the message as spam or phishing without reading past the first few lines.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of dismissing

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Former chief voices his support All of this played out as Kowalski was retiring from the department.

— Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Baresi is regarded as an AC Milan icon, having spent his entire 20-year career with the club, winning six Serie A titles and three top European trophies, and captaining the team for 15 seasons before retiring in 1997.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of retiring

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Four Grucci employees, led by a young crew chief named Alyson, were ending their workday by test-firing one last hand grenade and one last groundburst simulator.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Moments later, an armed bystander stepped in and began firing at the suspect, according to Koehn.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of firing

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Soak for 30 minutes to absorb the bath’s therapeutic benefits which include releasing tension, cleansing your skin, and relaxing your body.

— Rana Good, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
Food waste to renewable natural gas Here, a special cocktail of microbes will feed on the slurry, releasing gases, like methane, as a waste product.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

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And research has found that after about 10 seconds, any savings from idling – rather than turning off a vehicle – are surpassed by the cost of the fuel burned.

— Richard Marcantonio, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
Sink advises turning off water fountains and waterfalls during the day when temperatures are at their peak.

— Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026

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