muckrake
Example Sentences
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Lives lived: John Pilger, a muckraking journalist who was best known for a documentary about the Khmer Rouge’s genocide in Cambodia, died at 84.
From New York Times
Noted 20th century critics dismissed the book, but recent scholars have revisited it as a muckraking romance.
From Los Angeles Times
He made a fortune on PayPal and Facebook, sued the satirical muckraking publication Gawker into its grave and has spent the last several years funding or building a nearly invisible media empire.
From Salon
"The smear campaign and muckraking against me is one thing, but questions about my son have crossed the line, and I will not tolerate it," he added.
From Salon
For the most part, however, Elizabeth’s self-discipline means she was able to control her story, a boon to her long reign but frustrating to no end for muckraking journalists.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
