musters 1 of 2

plural of muster

musters

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of muster

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of musters
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 Whatever growth Japan musters each year owes much to an extraordinary 25‑year stretch of quantitative easing. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 In a struggle that eventually leads to Jayson holding Maeve hostage outside, Grasso musters strength and shoots Jayson in the head, in a small act of vengeance for Lizzie. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
That means the majority of organizations, when the target of bullying finally musters the courage to come forward, respond in ways that punish, dismiss or ignore the report. — Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Catherine’s story line evokes a feverish what-if scenario in which a survivor musters the requisite recklessness, talent for murder, and wig collection to mete out retribution. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026 Every writer on our longlist brilliantly musters the power of words on the page to take the reader to new places, to see old places from new angles, to change minds. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 28 July 2026 With unwavering resolve, Salvador musters an eclectic band of misfit street kids, led by the spirited Belén, to challenge the unyielding threads of destiny and protect Carmen from inevitable doom. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026 Within the current dynamics of the War Powers Resolution, until Congress musters bipartisan supermajorities to connect its own institutional ambition with constitutional power, presidents from either party will decide alone if, and when, the country goes to war. — Jasmine Farrier, The Conversation, 1 May 2026 In a typical election year, the interest in the down-ballot race for California insurance commissioner musters modest interest at best. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026 The king’s brother has other plans, leading to a dark time in the Pride Lands until Simba musters the courage to reclaim his rightful throne. — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026 Elizabeth thinks for a while, and musters a small smile. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for musters
Noun
  • The growing experience of assemblies proves that people of widely disparate ideologies and diverse demographic backgrounds can come together and deliberate on issues of public policy.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Its edge states also demonstrate that organic molecular assemblies can support topological behavior, an area of research dominated by inorganic materials.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Two other large, bright open star clusters in this region that look great in 10x50 binoculars are the glittering stars of NGC 752 in Andromeda and M34, a bright, hazy patch in Perseus.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Talks for arrangements that would see Moonshot rent access to clusters of 8,000 or more Blackwell GPUs hosted in the region have taken place, one source said.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The greatest near-term threat to world order, then, is what might be called the Taiwanese chip crisis, in which Beijing mobilizes to take control of the island and the United States must choose between armed resistance and acquiescence.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Houston megastar’s contribution also arrives as a broad coalition of Latin artists, athletes and organizations mobilizes to support Chocó’s recovery.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The result, in both its grace notes and its gestalt, freakishly summons the placeless, timeless, sunless anti-aesthetics of a turn-of-the-millennium strip-mall buffet.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
  • On the politics, his statement summons a legacy-killing disaster by wagering that nothing will go wrong, when something likely will go wrong during his presidency.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • California officials, however, say the government’s list contains substantial inaccuracies and risks disenfranchising eligible citizens.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The study contains no word on the protein component of hemoglobin being preserved.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • This latest committee emphasized schedule strength, which didn’t sit well with proponents of conferences outside the SEC.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • For months, Riyadh maintained a veneer of business as usual despite the war, but this has become harder to sustain with the city postponing events, from tennis tournaments to conferences, and now doing a U-turn on schools.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • There is lots to discover, from a 17th-century military fortress to the almost 100-year-old Magic Fountains.
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The proposal would speed up the sales of small, unused city lots by allowing community boards and borough presidents to review them at the same time without a final City Council vote.
    — Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • In our era of No Kings rallies, the contemporary political relevance of a mad ruler demanding public displays of fealty is so obvious that Prikryl doesn’t need to press the point very hard.
    — Langdon Hammer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Nelson and Lucas spoke to millions, and had billions of social media views, during events like The Netherlands’ orange march through downtown and Argentina’s Banderazo rallies at Mill Creek Park.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Musters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musters. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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