muckrake

[ US /ˈməˌkɹeɪk/ ]
VERB
  1. explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures
    This reporter was well-known for his muckraking
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How To Use muckrake In A Sentence

  • The young reporter muckrakes at every opportunity.
  • If you want to muckrake old business, let's talk about the Kennedy's and Marilyn Monroe or Chappaquiddik. Obama uses Daschle to make blue-collar pitch in new SD spot
  • The major porn sites were fine with the process; they knew it was bad for them when searchers unintentionally stumbled upon their warehouses of sin, making them a target for muckrakers and publicity-seeking legislators. In the Plex
  • Irrespective of the director's stated intent (see my interview below) to not muckrake (for lack of a better phrase) he inadvertently does, while straddling a fine line, also inadvertently serving the company's interest, by structuring a grand apologia and cautionary note to the future. Michael Vazquez: Weekend Film: On Into Eternity
  • The young reporter muckrakes at every opportunity.
  • But there's a problem: if you are going to muckrake with science, you need to be able to refute scientific evidence which doesn't agree with your hypothesis. Trevor Butterworth: The Case Against Worrying About Phthalates in Children's Toys
  • While the bloggers and muckrakers sweat it out in every nook and corner with a wireless signal, the well-paid penmen are in luxury suites tapping their manicured fingers in front of twenty-inch flat screens.
  • It's one thing to muckrake with our military under the guise of a threat to our nation's security, but that excuse went out the window years ago. Barack Obama Redefines the "Center" of our Nation's Defense Against Terror
  • When you look at the timeline of these events (as pulled together by a reader over at TPM Muckraker), the defense mentioned by Mark Field above may be unavailable for less than a full day of the program's implementation (i.e., less than a full day of the President being a "lawbreaker"). Balkinization
  • The young reporter muckrakes at every opportunity.
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