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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
Neither mustered a shot on net in those scenarios.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Of course, the loss wasn’t on the longman or the Yankees’ pitching staff, as their lineup only mustered one run, which came on an Amed Rosario sac fly in the seventh.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Wallner continued improving his results against left-handed pitching, but overall the Twins offense mustered just three total hits and three total walks against four Royals pitchers.
—David Brown, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Yet on May 14, the 1st Iowa Infantry Regiment mustered at Keokuk and made its way to Confederate-sympathizing southern Missouri.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
But the Heat’s bench mustered just 10 points -- 8 from Myron Gardner and 2 from Du Smith.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
The actor mastered Charles' verbal and physical mannerisms — and played the piano and lip-synced with a fervor few actors have ever mustered.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
The Ramblers mustered only two points in her absence.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Even if Congress could have mustered the support needed in both chambers for such a measure, lawmakers would have been unable to overcome a presidential veto.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2026
Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Of course, the loss wasn’t on the longman or the Yankees’ pitching staff, as their lineup only mustered one run, which came on an Amed Rosario sac fly in the seventh.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Wallner continued improving his results against left-handed pitching, but overall the Twins offense mustered just three total hits and three total walks against four Royals pitchers.
—David Brown, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Yet on May 14, the 1st Iowa Infantry Regiment mustered at Keokuk and made its way to Confederate-sympathizing southern Missouri.
—Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
But the Heat’s bench mustered just 10 points -- 8 from Myron Gardner and 2 from Du Smith.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
The actor mastered Charles' verbal and physical mannerisms — and played the piano and lip-synced with a fervor few actors have ever mustered.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
The Ramblers mustered only two points in her absence.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Even if Congress could have mustered the support needed in both chambers for such a measure, lawmakers would have been unable to overcome a presidential veto.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mustered
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Locals mobilized to save them; a nearby zoo recommended feeding the birds butter to emulsify and flush out the oil in their throats.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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But the timeline of events revealed in the police affidavit and 911 call show how quickly her colleagues and family members mobilized to find her on Wednesday.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Olsson, for the first time in her career, was being summoned.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Italian government formally protested the incident to Israeli authorities and summoned Israel's ambassador to Rome for clarification.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2026
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The group, comprised by series stars and real-life musicians William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy Yun, Zendé Murdock, and Jesse Golliher, is on tour through the end of June.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2026
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The small and exceptionally passionate team that FRONT comprised approached its first edition in the same way.—
Michelle Grabner,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The $4 million prize money in the event organized by Golf Saudi and co-sanctioned by the LPGA and Ladies European Tour drew 38 of the top 40 players.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The late Pope Francis organized a similar vigil in 2013 for Syria – to rally against the civil war and reject military intervention – which was attended by around 100,000 people.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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Forensic drug reports showed that about 98% of medetomidine-positive samples also contained fentanyl.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The vessel was missing but was later contained.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 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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The applicant also included a follow-up email explaining the scope of the work and requesting payment within 14 days.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Heat nearly wasted a 15-point second-half lead, but held on in a contest that included 14 lead changes to improve to 2-7 over its last nine games.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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After Bonta ordered Bianco to halt his probe, the sheriff seized another 426 boxes of ballots last week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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She is also being ordered to pay nearly $4 million in fines and court costs, more than half of it going to pay private attorney's fees that the county racked up in suing her.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Mustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mustered. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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