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    muckrake
    /ˈmʌkreɪk/

    verb

    • 1. search out and publicize scandal about famous people: "independent media are not afraid to muckrake and set their own agenda"

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › muckrakeMuckrake Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Muckrake is a verb meaning to search out and publicly expose misconduct of a prominent individual or business. It comes from the noun muckrake, which was used by John Bunyan in Pilgrim's Progress to represent man's preoccupation with earthly things.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › muckrakeMuckrake - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    muckrake. Other forms: muckraking; muckraked; muckrakes. To muckrake is to write stories revealing scandals about politicians and other powerful people. If you want to muckrake for a living, try getting a job writing for a tabloid.

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  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › muckrakeMUCKRAKE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Muckrake definition: to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.. See examples of MUCKRAKE used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › muckrakeMUCKRAKE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. Word Frequency. muckrake in American English. (ˈmʌkˌreɪk ) verb intransitive Word forms: ˈmuckˌraked or ˈmuckˌraking. US. to search for and publicize, as in newspapers, any real or alleged corruption or scandal by public figures, esp. politicians. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMUCKRAKING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the activity, especially by newspapers and reporters, of trying to find out unpleasant information about people or organizations in order to make it public: There was so much muckraking about his family life that he decided not to stand for election. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. News reporting & the press. ambulance chaser.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › muckrakeMuckrake - definition of muckrake by The Free Dictionary

    Muckrake is a verb that means to search for and expose misconduct or scandal, especially in public life. It comes from a character in John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress who was obsessed with muck.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › muckrake_nmuckrake, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun muckrake is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for muckrake is from 1366, in Manorial Documents . muckrake is formed within English, by compounding.