muck (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for muck (out)
Verb
  • The lawsuit cites data from the agency’s website that have been scrubbed in recent weeks.
    Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
  • But something unusual happened when ULA scrubbed the countdown last Wednesday.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For example, brush your teeth with the opposite hand, take a new route to work or order a new dish.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Meet the candidates April 21, 2025 With Trump back in the White House and the economy on the skids, Democrats will surely brush off their familiar playbook and seek to turn the governor’s race into a referendum on the unpopular president.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • None of them were pleased with how things turned out.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile huge audiences have turned out for Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez even deep-red places like Utah, while Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking marathon speech on the floor drew rapturous reactions.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Pleather couches can be wiped with disinfectants occasionally.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
  • To use them, spray your favorite glass cleaner onto the surface, then wipe in circular motions with a coffee filter.
    Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • President Donald Trump swept into office in November largely on the back of voters' economic worries.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • That includes an East Suburban Catholic Conference series split with state powerhouse Nazareth and a tough two-game ESCC sweep over Benet by scores of 2-1 and 5-3.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Outdoor water containers that should be cleaned include bird baths and pet dishes.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Affleck’s Christian Wolff is a monotone bean counter who used to help criminal organizations launder money and clean their books.
    Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Nader has dismissed her insight completely, triggering a grimy investigation montage of exercise, combing through files, thinking while brooding in the company of coffee, cigarettes, and an old car door propped up on a chain-link fence for target practice.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Even the best recruiters can only comb through so many resumes before their vision begins to blur, upping the risk of missing out on the ideal hire.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The vacuum has a run time of 48 minutes and includes a short crevice tool and a small dusting brush.
    Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 25 Apr. 2025
  • His high standards for the insides of the sandwich are a fair part of Angelo’s magic, but the real miracle is his bread: graceful torpedoes of flour and yeast and dough, the crust baked to a crisp, autumnal golden-brown and dusted with sesame seeds, the interior both soft and dense, sour and salty.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Muck (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muck%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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