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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 In 2024, after decades of false starts, the Biden administration mustered the courage to defy that coalition. —
Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026 The Mets’ lineup mustered just two extra-base hits and went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position. —Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Neither mustered a shot on net in those scenarios. —Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026 The film is full of gorgeously expressionist black-and-white photography, stunning otherworldly production design, and a subtle sense of foreboding throughout that's one of the best the director has mustered in his illustrious career. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026 Of course, the loss wasn’t on the longman or the Yankees’ pitching staff, as their lineup only mustered one run, which came on an Amed Rosario sac fly in the seventh. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026 Wallner continued improving his results against left-handed pitching, but overall the Twins offense mustered just three total hits and three total walks against four Royals pitchers. —David Brown, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026 Yet on May 14, the 1st Iowa Infantry Regiment mustered at Keokuk and made its way to Confederate-sympathizing southern Missouri. —Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026 But the Heat’s bench mustered just 10 points -- 8 from Myron Gardner and 2 from Du Smith. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026 The Mets’ lineup mustered just two extra-base hits and went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position. —Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Neither mustered a shot on net in those scenarios. —Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026 The film is full of gorgeously expressionist black-and-white photography, stunning otherworldly production design, and a subtle sense of foreboding throughout that's one of the best the director has mustered in his illustrious career. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026 Of course, the loss wasn’t on the longman or the Yankees’ pitching staff, as their lineup only mustered one run, which came on an Amed Rosario sac fly in the seventh. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026 Wallner continued improving his results against left-handed pitching, but overall the Twins offense mustered just three total hits and three total walks against four Royals pitchers. —David Brown, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026 Yet on May 14, the 1st Iowa Infantry Regiment mustered at Keokuk and made its way to Confederate-sympathizing southern Missouri. —Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026 But the Heat’s bench mustered just 10 points -- 8 from Myron Gardner and 2 from Du Smith. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
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Authorities in the city of Daejeon are conducting a large-scale search after a wolf escaped from O-World Theme Park, triggering a multi-agency response that has closed schools and mobilized firefighters, police officers and military personnel.— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
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At the state level, advocates recently mobilized in Albany to demand that lawmakers raise revenue from the wealthiest New Yorkers to fund housing and other essential public goods.— Darius Khalil Gordon, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
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The Dolphins not only brought in Alabama’s Ty Simpson and UM’s Carson Beck, but also summoned Penn State’s Drew Allar to team headquarters, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported this week.— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
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Musk was summoned after a search took place in February at the French premises of X as part of an investigation opened in January 2025 by the cybercrime unit of the Paris prosecutor’s office.— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Two years later, Beef is coming back for season 2 on April 16; the new season is comprised of an all-new cast and features a fresh, dramatic story.— Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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Capping it all off, literally, is a retractable soft-top roof comprised partially of cashmere.— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
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Lagomarsini, who wore gold earrings and has arm tattoos, got organized.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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The previous record of 391 pairs was set in 2018 by a United Kingdom dance troop, said Ashley Johnson, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Visit Newport Beach, who organized the effort.— Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
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According to prosecutors, Dunlap claimed his art collection contained works by Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh and Salvador Dali, among other famous artists.— Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
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The study got its start when co-author Brian Gootee, a geologist with the Arizona Geological Survey, noticed a resemblance between sand deposits downstream of the Grand Canyon and in the Bidahochi—both contained pink, rounded grains that seemed to have been transported by the same river.— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
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However, Brazil’s public health workers then marshaled broad support to defend their vaccine program.— Jessica A.J. Rich, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
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With the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, York then marshaled forces to create one single telescope that could map hundreds of millions of objects in the sky — a central telescope systematically scanning the sky, and then releasing massive quantities of data publicly available to any scientist.— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Trump nominated Warsh in late January, following a lengthy search process that included nearly a dozen candidates.— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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Other softball winners included Lake Mary, Leesburg and Olympia.— Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
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The feds last week ordered airlines to cut hundreds of flights per day at O’Hare between mid-May and late October this year, with flights allocated based on airlines’ schedules last summer.— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits.— Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Mustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/mustered. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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