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as in mobilized
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
Drouin has mustered just three goals in 36 games.
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Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
All this because the state hasn’t mustered the political will to stand up to the gas industry and redirect these wasteful investments towards modern, clean and cost-effective alternatives.
—Anshul Gupta, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
And revealing, even with inexperienced Chris Oladokun at quarterback, that the Chiefs mustered only 139 yards of offense a week after managing just 133 against Tennessee.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
Owens and the fellow backs mustered just two touchdowns (both by EJ Smith) over the final three games against FBS competition.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 24 Dec. 2025
This certainly was not all Tagovailoa’s fault on a night that Miami mustered just five first downs before the first of two fairly meaningless fourth-quarter touchdown drives.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
For collectively defending Europe against external aggression, which is arguably a much larger threat, the EU has mustered only about $170 billion in loans.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
Agbofah forsees not just one hub in Ghana but everywhere in the global South where textile waste is a problem and creativity can be mustered.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
So far this season, the Browns have mustered up a 2-6 record.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
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The 2025-26 cycle, in its early stages, has also mobilized students, laborers, women, and ethnic minorities, suggesting the potential for broader mobilization amid unbearable economic conditions.—
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Residents of east Fort Worth have mobilized to shut down a rock crushing operation near the West Fork of the Trinity River that is operating without a zoning permit.—
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Like Saxe Commins, Random House’s first great editor, when he was summoned to cope with Bill Faulkner in the throes of his worst kind of alcoholic binge, Joe Fox, as editor, would look after Capote.—
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The ministry has also summoned X officials to discuss the matter.—
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The teams comprised veteran baseball stars from both nations.—
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The leather shoes comprised a mix of male boots, children’s and women’s shoes.—
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It was organized by the New York Immigration Coalition.—
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Her brother shaved his head alongside her, while friends organized care packages, drove her to sessions and offered constant encouragement.—
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Three City Hall employees reported that their wallets, which contained cash, credit cards, health savings account cards, and personal ID were stolen from their offices, per Boston Police reports.—
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The damage was largely contained to what firefighters call a wildland-urban interface fire, not a larger conflagration like the one developing in the Palisades.—
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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), along with the FBI, DEA, and several other federal agencies, have been marshaled together to target major, non-border metropolitan areas as part of a stricter immigration enforcement strategy.—
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The president also marshaled the power of the federal government to blame Democrats for the shutdown fallout, and took steps to punish them.—
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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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Efforts that included bait, noisemakers and even a trap that caught the wrong bear all failed.—
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Questions about education funding Amid the state’s revenue shortfall, Little in August ordered state agencies other than public schools to cut spending by 3%.—
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Cashier Sandra Cornejo said the suspect ordered Oreo ice cream before pulling out a knife and demanding money.—
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“Mustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mustered. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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