mustering 1 of 2

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Definition of musteringnext
as in muster

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verb

present participle of muster
1
as in marshalling
to assemble and make ready for action a command to muster the troops

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2
as in summoning
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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3
as in comprising
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 Synonyms for mustering
  1. muster
  2. comprising
  3. mobilizing
  4. containing
  5. organizing
  6. assembling
  7. including
  8. rallying
Noun
  • Trump vowed to try to end birthright citizenship for the children of immigrants living in the country illegally — a move that legal experts say is unlikely to pass constitutional muster.
    Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Conversely, about 6% of the signatures that passed muster with elections employees got rejected on the second pass.
    Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of muster
Verb
  • The National Bank of Poland was the largest buyer in Q2, with gold now comprising 13% of their total reserves.
    Bob Haber, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • How fun the designer seemed to be having when comprising the looks at their respective shows.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of comprising
Verb
  • Black churches and leaders were key to mobilizing the Civil Rights Movement, for example, but Pentecostals believed that their most important contribution was through prayer, as historian Jonathan Chism notes.
    Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Salvation Army The Salvation Army’s rapid response team began mobilizing on Friday morning to provide meals in Florida.
    Simmone Shah, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of mobilizing
Verb
  • Suicidal ideation has already been added as a possible side effect in the product information for two drugs containing finasteride — Propecia and Proscar.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Only rarely would baked goods or other food items containing washed poppy seeds trigger positive drug tests, doctors who have studied the issue said.
    David Hilzenrath, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of containing
Verb
  • The report outlines Trio-Tech's strategic focus on reducing its concentration in the semiconductor industry by organizing its operations into Semiconductor Back-end Solutions and Industrial Electronics segments.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The suit also claims the WFA has been involved in anticompetitive behavior in organizing an advertising boycott harming X financially.
    Brad Adgate, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of organizing
Verb
  • Groove Botanicals plans to focus on assembling a portfolio of early-stage EV Battery Technologies and is seeking grants and corporate partners to commercialize these technologies.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • All new writers, a new showrunner and of course, at some point assembling a cast, which did not manifest before all this.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of assembling
Verb
  • Developers have begun seizing on denser zoning near the station, including in Sunnyside, to build apartments.
    Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The Bears entered the game leading the nation with 17 interceptions and 29 sacks, including seven a week ago.
    Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Verb
  • Spot gold prices have soared above $2,700 an ounce, rallying for the fifth day on Monday to hit another record high of over $2,733 an ounce.
    Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Obama has been rallying in several battleground states in the final weeks of the campaign.
    Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of rallying
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