mustered out

verb

past tense of muster out
as in removed
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 mustered out James Byrne was mustered out of the Army in 1866. — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mustered out
  1. removed
  2. dismissed
  3. sacked
  4. retired
  5. fired
  6. released
Verb
  • About a week after that procedure, Bickelhaupt received a second opinion from a different neurosurgeon, who said the bone flap was infected and should be removed.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Cubs’ reputation as lovable losers was well-earned after 37 years without a National League pennant and 74 years removed from their last World Series title.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of removed
Verb
  • The North has denied responsibility for the incident and dismissed Seoul's demand to apologize and remove its remaining mines.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Three weeks before the election, the chairman of Israel’s Central Elections Committee dismissed the case, but the AID Coalition agreed not to buy more blocks on additional flights.
    — Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismissed
Verb
  • By the way, the Dolphins defense only has six sacks, which is last in the league, and Maye has only been sacked 13 times, which is 12th fewest in the NFL.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Offensive line The group was exceptional in the run game and overall did a good job protecting Willis, who was sacked twice by a Jets defense that entered the game fifth in the league in sacks with 17.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of sacked
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  • Crawford retired after that victory — the best of his career — and Mbilli went from interim champion to full WBC champion.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Alfie Rivera opened the Andersonville housewares shop in July with his husband, Tom Rzeszutek, and his mother, Barbie Daggett, who had recently retired and was eager to spend time with him.
    — Judy Sutton Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of retired
Verb
  • Baylor fired coach Dave Aranda on Sunday after more than six seasons and promoted defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman as interim head coach for the rest of the season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Aranda is now the third Power Four coach to be fired during the current college football season.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of fired
Verb
  • For the tinkering types, Meta also released open weights for Muse’s code to help people connect it to a range of other devices.
    — Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Although officials have not released details about the cause of death, scientists agree that if it was caused by ordinary plague, the wider world has little to worry about.
    — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of released

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“Mustered out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mustered%20out. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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