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View synonyms for muckrake
muckrake
[ muhk-reyk ]
verb (used without object)
, muck·raked, muck·rak·ing.
- to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
muckrake
/ ˈmʌkˌreɪk /
noun
- an agricultural rake for spreading manure
verb
- intr to seek out and expose scandal, esp concerning public figures
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Derived Forms
- ˈmuckˌraking, noun
- ˈmuckˌraker, noun
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- muck·rak·er noun
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Example Sentences
He carried the torch of muckraking journalism during an era when most reporters simply published what politicians said, without questioning or challenging them.
From Washington Post
Of Walt Whitman it is: "The dirty, clumsy paws of a harper whose plectrum is a muckrake."
From Project Gutenberg
The journalist might well exchange the muckrake for the pick and dig it out.
From Project Gutenberg
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