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muckrake
[ muhk-reyk ]
/ ĖmŹkĖreÉŖk /
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verb (used without object), muckĀ·raked, muckĀ·rakĀ·ing.
to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
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Origin of muckrake
OTHER WORDS FROM muckrake
muckĀ·rakĀ·er, nounWords nearby muckrake
muck in, mucking, muckland, muckle, muckluck, muckrake, muckraker, muckrakers, mucksweat, muck-up, muck-up day
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How to use muckrake in a sentence
He carried the torch of muckraking journalism during an era when most reporters simply published what politicians said, without questioning or challenging them.
A top columnist who exposed corruption ā and sometimes betrayed his principles|Matthew Pressman|July 9, 2021|Washington PostOf Walt Whitman it is: "The dirty, clumsy paws of a harper whose plectrum is a muckrake."
Shelburne Essays, Third Series|Paul Elmer MoreThe journalist might well exchange the muckrake for the pick and dig it out.
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British Dictionary definitions for muckrake
muckrake
/ (ĖmŹkĖreÉŖk) /
noun
an agricultural rake for spreading manure
verb
(intr) to seek out and expose scandal, esp concerning public figures
Derived forms of muckrake
muckraker, nounmuckraking, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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