as in journalist
someone who tries to reveal information about prominent individuals behaving badly
The newspaper used a team of seasoned muckrakers to expose the corruption at city hall.
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Recent Examples of muckraker
One spring day, Tan’s critical gaze landed on the work of freelance journalist Gil Duran, a tech-industry muckraker with a background in Democratic politics who was starting to take very seriously the right-wing political ambitions of San Francisco tech moguls.
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Ask The Post’s journalists Our reporters and editors answer your questions.—
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
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News of Short’s death spread quickly, and before authorities could cordon off the crime scene, reporters swarmed the area.—
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O’Hara told reporters Minneapolis police had secured the scene and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) are processing evidence.—
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“Muckraker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muckraker. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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