mustering out

verb

present participle of muster out
as in removing
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 Synonyms for mustering out
  1. removing
  2. sacking
  3. dismissing
  4. retiring
  5. firing
  6. releasing
  7. turning off
Verb
  • Doctors then discussed removing his tongue, according to Rockett.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The 71-year-old first American pope was admitted to the Gemelli hospital on Tuesday with doctors removing a nodule that was determined to be pulmonary adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of removing
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  • The Miami pass rush had been building toward a breakout game and finally got it against Minnesota, sacking quarterback Kyler Murray four times and hitting him on several other occasions.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Dolphins got constant pressure on the former first overall pick, sacking him four times.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of sacking
Verb
  • Things get even more alarming when Eidra can’t reach Tom Libby and reports start rolling in that Vaughn is dismissing everyone in Trowbridge’s government who’d had a significant relationship with Kate and her team.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Citing 2026 laureate Navi Pillay—known for charging Israel with genocide and dismissing free speech—Schatz warns the award now rewards ideological insider posturing rather than genuine efforts to achieve international peace.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismissing
Verb
  • Officials would also have to consider compensation for carriage owners and assistance with retiring horses, but no payouts are guaranteed.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The retiring congressman has at times bucked House Democratic leadership in voting with Republicans.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of retiring
Verb
  • Several reports say the attackers arrived on a motorcycle and fled after firing.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Mississippi’s attorney general says a Senatobia police officer was justified in firing into a car during a shoplifting response, killing 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.
    — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of firing
Verb
  • But ahead of November's midterm election, Democrats in recent weeks have ramped up campaign ads hitting their GOP opponents for past opposition to releasing the Epstein files.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The trigger for lithium-ion battery fires is a process called thermal runaway, a cascading sequence of heat-releasing reactions inside the battery cell.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of releasing
Verb
  • Gardner is allegedly seen turning off the camera in one of the videos.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Additionally, the Sunshine State wants to limit teens to two hours per day across all apps as well as turning off autoplay and infinite scroll features, among other changes.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of turning off
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“Mustering out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mustering%20out. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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