muster out

verb

Definition of muster out
as in to sack
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 muster out He was stationed in Chelsea to muster out and pay the people leaving the Navy for about a year. — Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 4 May 2026 James Byrne was mustered out of the Army in 1866. — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025 After mustering out of the Army, Smith and others worked their way north and east to Utah, where other LDS members had settled. — Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025 The Arkansas Mounted Rifles saw little service after the Battle of Buena Vista and were mustered out in June. — Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025 So did General Saxton, who was peremptorily mustered out of service. — Brenda Wineapple, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025 Army veteran Christopher DeSanto served in Iraq, mustered out with physical and emotional issues, and became addicted to opiates prescribed by a doctor. — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muster out
  1. sack
  2. remove
  3. dismiss
  4. fire
  5. retire
  6. release
Verb
  • 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
  • Since Straus was sacked in mid-June, however, the team has lost just once in eight matches under interim coach Leif Gunnar Smerud, pulling to within one spot and three points of a playoff berth.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of sack
Verb
  • In sick bay, M’Benga tries to remove the table and end his life so Chapel can give up on him, an effort that proves futile.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Though your home may have its share of appliances, mail, mugs, or anything else that lives on your countertops daily, they should be removed before listing.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of remove
Verb
  • On Wednesday, lawyers for Gomez filed a motion to dismiss the artist from the suit, and said she should have never been dragged into the case in the first place.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
  • El-Sayed dismissed a potential fundraising gap in the race, which could occur if donors were pushed towards Rogers or if outside groups like AIPAC intervened on Rogers’ behalf.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismiss
Verb
  • Video released by police after the shooting showed two officers charging into the school and killing the shooter, who’d just fatally shot three 9-year-olds and three adults and was firing from a window.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Abreu hit a smash to first baseman Bryce Eldridge, who dove to knock it down, then fired a throw home.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of fire
Verb
  • The investigators who haven’t already died are almost all retired, some of them awkwardly testifying via Zoom with technical difficulties from homes far away.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Cierria Davison took a leap of faith to start Over the Top after retiring early from Walmart during the pandemic.
    — Leondra Head, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of retire
Verb
  • In December 2023, Mestiza released the debut album Quëreles via their independent label Sacro Music, which also reimagined flamenco traditions through a club lens.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Beresford draws a parallel to audience reactions when the film was first released.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of release

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“Muster out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muster%20out. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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