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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
Slater mustered up the last ounce of energy.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Rafaela joined Abreu on the bases with a hit-by-pitch, but that was all the Red Sox mustered.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
The Astros mustered three singles and did not take an at-bat with a man in scoring position.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2026
The Dodgers mustered just two hits in the defeat and scored three or fewer runs in each game of the series between the first-place teams.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
No Sixer defender cared to contest — because what’s the difference between 74 and 71 points when your team’s only mustered 51 in response?
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
Dallas has only mustered three five-on-five goals (while giving up 11).
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
In 2024, after decades of false starts, the Biden administration mustered the courage to defy that coalition.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Neither mustered a shot on net in those scenarios.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Rafaela joined Abreu on the bases with a hit-by-pitch, but that was all the Red Sox mustered.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
The Astros mustered three singles and did not take an at-bat with a man in scoring position.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2026
The Dodgers mustered just two hits in the defeat and scored three or fewer runs in each game of the series between the first-place teams.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
No Sixer defender cared to contest — because what’s the difference between 74 and 71 points when your team’s only mustered 51 in response?
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
Dallas has only mustered three five-on-five goals (while giving up 11).
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
In 2024, after decades of false starts, the Biden administration mustered the courage to defy that coalition.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Neither mustered a shot on net in those scenarios.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mustered
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Missouri has mobilized its National Guard to help with those locations, and Mullin urged other states to follow.—
Nick Miroff,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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The railroad era, the GI Bill, the internet—each was a moment when America did not merely lead in ideas but mobilized the institutions, infrastructure, and workforce needed to scale them.—
Eric Kutcher,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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Messier addresses the mess Prior to practice the next day at Rye Playland, Keenan summoned a select group of Rangers beat writers into his office and asked them to turn off their tape recorders.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Within hours of Ben-Gvir releasing the videos, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands had summoned Israel’s ambassadors to seek an explanation for the treatment of their citizens.—
Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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The rest of the world comprised colonial possessions of the European states and Japan, a few large land empires, and many small principalities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The massive stage comprised three ramps extending the length of a football field that were frequently alight in a Candyland of colors and two oversized video screens flanking a metallic structure that looked like an inverted ski jump.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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This clutch hits the mark, with a spacious main compartment and two interior card slots to keep everything organized.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Two new literary awards, Books of Freedom by Freedom Letters, and Dar, organized by writer Mikhail Shishkin, have been launched explicitly to honor Russian-language books that cannot be published in Russia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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On April 21, 2025, employees at an apartment complex where Turner worked as a maintenance worker reportedly found a tool bag in a storage room that contained 790 grams of fentanyl and one kilogram of cocaine, court records show.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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This speeds up the thawing process while keeping the fruit contained.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
14 May 2026
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Morales marshaled the latest march from his hideout in Bolivia’s remote tropics.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Dan Ballard and Omar Alderete have been excellent in attacking and winning the first ball from these situations, while goalkeeper Robin Roefs has marshalled his area well.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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By that measure, 27 percent — or 1 in 4 minutes — included at least one gambling reference.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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Iran, which says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, was said to have included some nuclear concessions in its latest proposal to end the war.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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The man continued moving around inside the fountain even as police ordered him to get out, according to the outlet.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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The court also ordered them to pay Djena nearly three hundred thousand dollars in restitution.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Mustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mustered. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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