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to muckrake
01
to uncover and share information about any wrongdoing, corruption, etc. involving an important or famous person or business
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
muckrake
3rd person singular
muckrakes
Present participle
muckraking
Past simple
muckraked
Past participle
muckraked
Examples
The investigative journalist decided to muckrake and expose the financial mismanagement within a well-known corporation.
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