Muckraking

Synonyms for "muckraking" (44 found)

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Closest matches (9)

attackblackeningcharacter assassinationdefamationdefamation of characterdefilementdenigrationdirty politics
Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (13)

Noun(7 words)
exposeexposé reportinginvestigateinvestigativeinvestigative journalismmuckraker movementmuckrakes
last-minute liemalicious defamationmudslingingmudslinging campaignname-callingpolitical canard

Related words (22)

Noun(13 words)
progressive era journalismpublic-interest reportingpublicizereform journalismrevealscandal driven reportingscandalizesensationalist journalismsensationalisticsensationalizeuncoverwatchdog journalismwatchdog reporting
revilementroorbackslanderslanderoussmearsmear campaignsmear wordvilificationwhispering campaign

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

8 entries
exposureinformation disseminationjournalismjournalism movementmedia practicemedia reform movementpublic inquirysensational journalism

More specific

13 entries
expose pieceexposé articleexposé journalismexposé writinginvestigative reportinvestigative reportingmuckraker profilemuckraking articlepublic interest reportingreform journalismscandal reportingscoop articleyellow journalism

Collocations

13 entries
exposé journalisminvestigative reportingmuckraking eramuckraking exposémuckraking journalismmuckraking movementmuckraking pressmuckraking reportmuckraking reportermuckraking traditionreform journalismsensational journalismyellow journalism

Inflections

5 entries
more muckrakingmost muckrakingmuckrakedmuckrakesmuckrakings

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Most billionaires hate muckraking journalists.

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