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muster

[muhs-ter] / ˈmʌs tər /
NOUN
gathering
Synonyms
STRONG
aggregation assemblage assembly collection company congeries convocation crowd draft group meeting mobilization rally roll roster roundup
WEAK
call-up head count nose count roll call
Antonyms
WEAK
division separation
VERB
gather, come together
Synonyms
STRONG
assemble collect congregate congress convene convoke enroll enter group marshal meet mobilize organize raise rally rendezvous summon
WEAK
call together call up join up round up sign on sign up
Antonyms
STRONG
avoid cancel destroy dismiss disorganize disperse divide dodge ignore neglect scatter separate stop
WEAK
remove throw away

Example Sentences

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When we approached our PBM about distributing the discounted version, the team refused, citing every flimsy excuse it could muster.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

“He pitched well and when a guy like that pitches well you just got to do your best in battle and I feel like our guys were battling, just couldn’t muster anything up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

One of them is unable to muster a genuine-looking smile and the other looks rightly embarrassed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

It is hard to gauge how many troops the Kurds could muster.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

I’d need all the sophistication I could muster to make us believable when we attempted to cross the bridge.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall