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 are statistically associated with "muckraking" in the same piece of text.
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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
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
From A Sleepy Surf Shop To A Muckraking Mag: One Woman’s North Shore Odyssey
Dec 26, 2022 Honolulu Civil Beat
Dec 26, 2022 Honolulu Civil Beat
The Story of Muckraker Upton Sinclair’s Dramatic Campaign for Governor of California
Sep 20, 2017 Smithsonian Magazine
Sep 20, 2017 Smithsonian Magazine
Global Muckraking: 100 Years of Investigative Journalism
Jun 18, 2026 Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)
Jun 18, 2026 Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)