1
as in marshalled
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
Mahomes has 123 rushing yards through two games, which is more than running backs Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt combined have mustered.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Remember, this is a franchise that mustered just 110 homers in 2022.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Panthers only mustered 10 points.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Unable to match their landlords’ power — the Yankees lead the majors with 204 home runs — the Rays only mustered two runs off Carlos Rodón.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Ange Postecoglou, his predecessor, did not care about dead-ball situations and compared them to a scrum in rugby, but PSG could not cope with what Tottenham mustered from them last night.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Michigan had dropped four of its last six games, but mustered enough trickery and belief to keep pace that day and finally, enough gall to try a 2-point conversion that could clinch the game.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Episode 12 barely mustered enough energy to close out the current season, let alone the three-season series in full.
—Robyn Bahr, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Remember, this is a franchise that mustered just 110 homers in 2022.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Panthers only mustered 10 points.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Unable to match their landlords’ power — the Yankees lead the majors with 204 home runs — the Rays only mustered two runs off Carlos Rodón.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Ange Postecoglou, his predecessor, did not care about dead-ball situations and compared them to a scrum in rugby, but PSG could not cope with what Tottenham mustered from them last night.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Michigan had dropped four of its last six games, but mustered enough trickery and belief to keep pace that day and finally, enough gall to try a 2-point conversion that could clinch the game.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Episode 12 barely mustered enough energy to close out the current season, let alone the three-season series in full.
—Robyn Bahr, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mustered
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They’re periodically summoned for advice, including to review evidence and vote on whether the FDA should approve drugs, vaccines, and medical devices, often when FDA officials face a difficult decision.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ellen is about to go out for a ride when she’s summoned to the Great Hall.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Burroughs’s donors comprised real estate investment, holdings and development organizations and business development investors, among other organizations.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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These smaller listings have comprised an essential part of Nasdaq’s IPOs over the past several years, and the impact of the new rules, if adopted, could be disruptive to many companies currently preparing to go public, as well as the investment banks and advisory firms that work with them.—
Drew Bernstein,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Africa is set to receive 70% of a new $100 billion financing package mobilized by an arm of the World Bank to support the world’s poorest nations.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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So Pritchard quickly mobilized donors and got a deal done within days.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Anonymous tips forward to the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center reported threatening posts from a Discord profile that referenced plans for a future massacre and contained pictures of guns.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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If childhood-vaccination rates plummet, giving pathogens new targets in unprotected babies and young children, outbreaks won’t necessarily stay contained to those age groups.—
Jamie Ducharme,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Fyre Festival, held in 2017 and organized by Billy McFarland alongside rapper Ja Rule, was billed as a luxury music festival held in the Bahamas.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The fund-raising effort organized by the Wrexham Police football team for Lexi has brought some good news to the young girl’s mother, Rebecca Collins, and family.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Authorities say the act was premeditated and carried out in front of a crowd that included children, a factor that could carry serious sentencing implications.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Utah ban included measures to make prescription fluoride supplements more accessible — but now, the FDA is moving to remove certain types of those supplements for children from the market.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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An immigration judge has ordered Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria, according to court documents filed Wednesday.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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That's according to the Financial Times, which reported that Beijing had ordered companies not to buy Nvidia's RTX Pro 600D, which was custom-made for the country.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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An individual’s positive contributions such as steady employment, volunteer work, military service, long-term residence, and yes, tax compliance being expressly mentioned, can now be marshaled to offset negative incidents.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Cunha has been well marshalled by the Arsenal defence.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Mustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mustered. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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