muster in

Enlist in military service. For example, They were mustered in at Fort Dix. The antonym is muster out, meaning “to leave or be discharged from military service,” as in He was mustered out and given a dishonorable discharge. [First half of 1800s]

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Cynthia tried to buy tickets for the Wall but didn’t pass muster in time.

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But whatever momentum USC’s offense had mustered in the first half had faded by the start of the second.

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No-one quite knows what sort of force the team will be able to muster in the future.

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Without a valid and confirmed source vouching for it as a fact, a deepfake might be interesting or funny but will never pass muster in a courtroom.

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The government struggled to find a mix of measures that would pass muster in the lower house, the National Assembly, where Mr. Macron’s centrist party and its allies do not hold an absolute majority.

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Muster Day muster roll

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