MUSTERED OUT Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

mustered out

verb

past tense of muster out

as in removed

to let go from office, service, or employment mustered out of the army at the end of the war

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Recent Examples of mustered out James Byrne was mustered out of the Army in 1866. — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025

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But Boone removed him from the lineup before the top of the fourth, shifting José Caballero to shortstop and bringing in Amed Rosario to play third base.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
That arrest came roughly one-and-a-half-years removed from Cleveland being arrested for DUI.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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Come the end of the season, Frank had been sacked and Tottenham only just stayed up.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The Jayhawks trailed by six and got the ball at their 11 with 17 seconds left, but Missouri sealed the 36-28 victory with a safety when Lorenzo Williams sacked Reesing in the end zone.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

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Anthony Gose, who was just recalled on the road trip, retired five consecutive batters.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Following the Channel 4/HBO sketch comedy show Da Ali G Show (2000-’04) and the 2002 Universal movie Ali G Indahouse, Cohen temporarily retired the character in 2007.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026

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Lynn replaced Alex Grinch, who was fired before finishing his second season leading a defense that was porous and poor, ranking as the 94th and 121st most generous defense in the nation in 2022 and ’23, respectively.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
During Parcells’ reign over the Dolphins, players who made a costly error on game day often showed up for work the next day to find out they were fired.

— Omar Kelly August 30, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

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Styles went on to play two verses and choruses of the song, originally released in 1974, and told the crowd to sing along on the first chorus.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
The studio has released seven titles that have won 10 Emmy Awards and two Annie Awards, with voice talent including Glenn Close, Jennifer Hudson, Ethan Hawke, John Legend, Lupita Nyong’o, Daisy Ridley and Oprah Winfrey.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

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