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MUCKRAKING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("muckraking" is a kind of...):

exposure (the disclosure of something secret)

Derivation:

muckrake (explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb muckrake

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