mustered out

verb

Definition of mustered outnext
past tense of muster out
as in removed
to let go from office, service, or employment mustered out of the army at the end of the war

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  1. removed
  2. dismissed
  3. retired
  4. fired
  5. released
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  • Though once common in the Atlantic, gray whales were hunted and removed from that ocean about 300 years ago—and only five or so have been seen in the last 15 years there and in the Mediterranean.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Both crosses were removed from the cathedral’s steeple and spire in 1998 for building renovations.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of removed
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  • This lawless case should have never been brought and the Constitution demands that it be immediately dismissed.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Just one day earlier, Kohli had been dismissed yet again by Boland after fending outside the off-stump and caught behind the wicket.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of dismissed
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  • Tudor retired in 1979 and is now 78.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Parker retired on the first day of WNBA training camp, and the Aces announced the news not even three minutes before Stewart’s first media scrum of the season.
    Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of retired
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  • The offensive coordinator who brought him in, Phil Longo, was fired late in the season.
    Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The Bears offense struggled under coordinator Shane Waldron, so he was fired.
    Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of fired
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  • Judging by the nearly 45 minutes of trailers and assorted promotional material that have been released to date, Kojima is doubling down on everything that made the original such a brilliant, odd classic.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • He was released from prison in October 2019.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of released
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