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as in mobilized
to assemble and make ready for action
a command to muster the troops
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as in summoned
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 comprised
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 mustered
And on Friday, the Knicks held three Trail Blazers starters to fewer than seven points, including Holiday, who mustered five points on 2-of-7 shooting, and Toumani Camara, who the Knicks held scoreless at The Garden.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Eight days earlier, Wembanyama was 5 of 21 from the floor, 0 of 7 from 3-point range and mustered only 14 points.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Jan. 2026
By the end of the game, PSG had mustered 72 per cent possession and Howe’s side was running on fumes; at one point, a player had hobbled over to the bench and asked the coaching staff how long he was expected to stay on for.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Mary Katherine was in shock, but eventually mustered up the courage to go to her parents’ room and tell them that her sister had been taken away.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Oldacre and Justice Carlton came off the bench for 17 bench points, while South Carolina only mustered up two.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Offensively, Adebayo mustered just six points on 3 for 10 shooting, prolonging one of his worst offensive slumps in memory.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
And revealing, even with inexperienced Chris Oladokun at quarterback, that the Chiefs mustered only 139 yards of offense a week after managing just 133 against Tennessee.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
For collectively defending Europe against external aggression, which is arguably a much larger threat, the EU has mustered only about $170 billion in loans.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Eight days earlier, Wembanyama was 5 of 21 from the floor, 0 of 7 from 3-point range and mustered only 14 points.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Jan. 2026
By the end of the game, PSG had mustered 72 per cent possession and Howe’s side was running on fumes; at one point, a player had hobbled over to the bench and asked the coaching staff how long he was expected to stay on for.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Mary Katherine was in shock, but eventually mustered up the courage to go to her parents’ room and tell them that her sister had been taken away.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Oldacre and Justice Carlton came off the bench for 17 bench points, while South Carolina only mustered up two.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Offensively, Adebayo mustered just six points on 3 for 10 shooting, prolonging one of his worst offensive slumps in memory.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
And revealing, even with inexperienced Chris Oladokun at quarterback, that the Chiefs mustered only 139 yards of offense a week after managing just 133 against Tennessee.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
For collectively defending Europe against external aggression, which is arguably a much larger threat, the EU has mustered only about $170 billion in loans.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mustered
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Thank you to everyone in and beyond Minnesota who are mobilized to protect all of our civil and human rights.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Diasporas are often treated by media and policymakers as monolithic blocs — politically unified, ideologically coherent and ready to be mobilized for regime change.—
Michael Paarlberg,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
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Lang was summoned to appear Sunday at the French Foreign Ministry, which oversees the institute, but submitted his resignation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Records of 911 calls show deputies had never been called to Fortson's apartment previously but they had been summoned to a nearby unit 10 times in the previous eight months, including once for a domestic disturbance.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The doc was made over six years and comprised footage shot by Nico Ballesteros, to whom Ye gave seemingly complete access, letting the young stranger film him for more than half a decade.—
Anna Peele,
Vanity Fair,
6 Feb. 2026
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Signings aged between 25 and 28, generally considered a player’s peak years, comprised a third of spending this season, their highest share since 2018-19.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The letter campaign was organized by the Indiana Association of the Deaf.—
Claire Rafford,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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The project was organized by a group of cryptocurrency investors who raised $300,000 for it and have been using it to hype a memecoin called $PATRIOT.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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The best-selling book contained several bombshell revelations, many of which were related to Spears’ controversial conservatorship, which finally ended in 2021.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
5 Feb. 2026
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Fungi fossils preserved in the chert contained compounds from the breakdown of chitin and glucan, key structural molecules in fungi.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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With the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, York then marshaled forces to create one single telescope that could map hundreds of millions of objects in the sky — a central telescope systematically scanning the sky, and then releasing massive quantities of data publicly available to any scientist.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Though December 24 and 26 were federal holidays, the new Commissioner marshalled the staff at the more than 1,200 community service outlets to work those days in exchange for overtime payments.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Commonly used medications for infertility, COPD, asthma, dermatitis, hot flashes and osteoporosis are also included.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Trump has steered clear of talking about the kinds of measures included in the bipartisan bills.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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He was also ordered to serve six months of home confinement and complete 500 hours of community service, FBI officials said.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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At one point, Bad Bunny ordered a drink from Toñita, whose long-standing Caribbean Social Club is a landmark in Williamsburg.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Mustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mustered. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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