Vocabulary
Muster
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle.
Urdu meaning
اکٹھے ہونا، فوجی دستوں کا ایک جگہ جمع ہونا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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This phenomenon may be exemplified by the PPP`s continued electoral dominance in Sindh, even as it has failed to muster support outside its traditional constituencies in Karachi.
Dawn Editorials —
Karachi`s quagmire
— 2026-01-31
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The smouldering remains of the building over the next few days bore testament to the strength they had to muster, the dangers they faced and all that it must have taken to douse the flames.
Dawn Editorials —
Fighting fires
— 2026-01-22
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Why has a relatively inexperienced PTI leader decided to go around the country to muster up a street movement, that too, at a time when both the appetite and space for agitational politics are considerably more restricted than before?
Dawn Editorials —
Solo flight
— 2026-01-13
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For over a decade, the discourse remained stagnant: we could not muster the political courage to clean the balance sheet that would unhitch the airline.
Dawn Editorials —
Free to soar
— 2025-12-30
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The real test for policymakers is to muster the political will to do what must be done.
Dawn Editorials —
Reflections on 2025
— 2025-12-21
Synonyms
assemble, bring together, call together, marshal, mobilize, rally, round up, raise
Curator example
“17,000 men had been mustered on Haldon Hill”
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