MUCK OUT Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

muck (out)

verb

Definition of muck (out)

as in to scrub

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Verb

His LinkedIn profile has since been scrubbed of every job except Haemanthus.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
But also, this virtual guy is just so darned persistent, popping back up on PSA’s computers even after Michael hires their previous client Vik to scrub the network.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of scrub

Verb

Instead, brush the slices with garlic-herb oil and roast them, hands-off.

— Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
Amit Segal, a political commentator for Channel 12 who is deeply influential on the right, on Tuesday tried to brush off Arab voters’ electoral potential.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of brush

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Tampa Bay ended an eight-game winning streak by the Brewers, who were bidding to become only the second team to sweep a League Championship Series and the World Series.

— Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
They were swept by the Spurs in the Western Conference finals and never produced another deep playoff run with that core.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of sweep

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The Find + Follow Air Purifier senses areas of high air pollutants in the home – such as where residents are cooking, smoking or burning candles – and adjusts its position to clean this air.

— Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
There’s always somebody cleaning, a chef, nannies, assistants.

— Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of clean

Verb

The three granddaughters combing every corner of Victoria’s House—familiar terrain.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Police arrested him again in April 2023 and started combing through the forest more systematically and exhuming mass graves.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of comb

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Their light brown or gray bodies are dusted with large freckles, presumably for camouflaging, and their fins are edged in black, as if nature took a Sharpie to outline them.

— Asia London Palomba, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2026
This replacement programme hopes to see all six new SSNs done and dusted by 2030.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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