muckraking
Definitions
Noun
- The exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)
Verb
- Explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "muckraking".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | marketing | 3 | 43 |
| 2 | maintaining | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | monitoring | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | embarrassing | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | misleading | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | mentioning | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | emphasizing | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | maneuvering | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | modifying | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | meandering | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | memorizing | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | mistaking | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | amplifying | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | embezzling | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | emigrating | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | marshaling | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | matchmaking | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | mediating | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | migrating | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | mingling | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | moderating | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | molesting | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | mumbling | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | mushrooming | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | emaciating | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | embellishing | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | embroidering | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | empaneling | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | emulating | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | immunizing | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | imperiling | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | implanting | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | imprinting | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | mainwaring | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | mandating | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | mangling | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | manwaring | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | margining | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | marveling | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | massacring | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | meatpacking | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | misgiving | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | misjudging | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | misreading | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | misusing | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | moonlighting | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | mortgaging | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | mothballing | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | moviegoing | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | mummifying | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | mutating | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | smartening | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "muckraking".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | making | 2 | 255 |
| 2 | cracking | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | sucking | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | creaking | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | ranking | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | mucking | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | tucking | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | croaking | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | crackling | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | racking | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | muckrake | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | cranking | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | raking | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | mckain | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | mckaig | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | muckraker | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | mccrackin | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | backtracking | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | backbreaking | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | ukraine | 2 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "muckraking".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 52
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
21st Century Muckraking: Investigative Reporting Unleashed
Feb 20, 2015 Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)
Feb 20, 2015 Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)
Bookshelf: First biography published on muckraker (and parking meter creator) Carl Magee
Aug 27, 2024 quillmag.com
Aug 27, 2024 quillmag.com
Wayne Barrett, Fierce Muckraker at The Village Voice, Dies at 71 (Published 2017)
Jan 19, 2017 The New York Times
Jan 19, 2017 The New York Times