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
Remember, this is a franchise that mustered just 110 homers in 2022.
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Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Give credit to the Dolphins' defense for being able to remotely stop the run game, as 156 rushing yards were all that was mustered.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 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
Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Give credit to the Dolphins' defense for being able to remotely stop the run game, as 156 rushing yards were all that was mustered.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 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
Verb
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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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On a sunny Tuesday morning, 35-year-old Rita Guerrero stepped out from her door on North Mariposa Street, lively pup Olive barely contained by her leash.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Police quickly contained the situation as around 150 mostly young demonstrators chanted anti-police slogans in a largely calm atmosphere.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which has organized dozens of boats to sail to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid, said that one of its main vessels was targeted in a drone strike just after midnight local time on Tuesday while docked near the Tunisian capital.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Attached to the appeal letter were nearly 200 pages of records organized by headings and numbers.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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In order to embolden and support his organization, bin Laden often videotaped himself with messages aimed at his target audience, established training centers in Afghanistan, had an expansive funding network that included wealthy individuals, couriers, mosques and other complex ways to raise funds.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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His criminal history included three felony convictions, according to a USA TODAY review of court documents.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The president has ordered flags lowered to half-staff until Sunday night to honor Kirk.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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The flag has been ordered to half-staff following major tragedies, such as the September 11 Attacks and the 2012 Newtown school shooting.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
11 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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