muckrake
verb
muck·rake
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muckraked;
muckraking;
muckrakes
Definition of muckrake
: to search out and publicly expose real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business
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Other Words from muckrake
muckraker
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Examples of muckrake in a Sentence
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The biggest scandal of all exploded in 2015 when opposition politicians and muckraking journalists questioned what had happened to billions of dollars that had disappeared from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, the country’s state investment fund. — New York Times, "A Stunning, Sudden Fall for Najib Razak, Malaysia’s ‘Man of Steal’," 15 May 2018 Mr Wolff’s muckraking skills, cattiness, cynicism and feel for human weakness, especially among the rich and famous, make him well-qualified for the job. — The Economist, "Wolff in the White House“Fire and Fury” confirms the dysfunction at the heart of the presidency," 11 Jan. 2018 The biggest scandal of all exploded in 2015 when opposition politicians and muckraking journalists questioned what had happened to billions of dollars that had disappeared from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, the country’s state investment fund. — New York Times, "A Stunning, Sudden Fall for Najib Razak, Malaysia’s ‘Man of Steal’," 15 May 2018 Years later, muckraking journalist Jack Anderson claimed that those three squirrels hadn’t been trapped. — John Kelly, Washington Post, "In 1955, the White House waged warfare against some furry terrorists: squirrels," 14 Apr. 2018 Mr Wolff’s muckraking skills, cattiness, cynicism and feel for human weakness, especially among the rich and famous, make him well-qualified for the job. — The Economist, "Wolff in the White House“Fire and Fury” confirms the dysfunction at the heart of the presidency," 11 Jan. 2018 It was also awarded three Pulitzer Prizes for investigative features on politics and corruption in the city, and was home to muckraking news reporters like Wayne Barrett and Tom Robbins. — Lukas I. Alpert, WSJ, "Village Voice to End Print Publication, Go Online Only," 22 Aug. 2017 In Vladimir Putin’s Russia, independent media have been taken over by Kremlin-friendly figures and muckraking reporters have faced dismissals and even death. — Josef Federman, The Seattle Times, "Channeling Trump? Beleaguered Netanyahu assails media," 10 Aug. 2017 In Vladimir Putin’s Russia, independent media have been taken over by Kremlin-friendly figures and muckraking reporters have faced dismissals and even death. — Washington Post, "Channeling Trump? Beleaguered Netanyahu assails media," 10 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'muckrake.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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