muckrake
[ muhk-reyk ]
/ ˈmʌkˌreɪk /
verb (used without object), muck·raked, muck·rak·ing.
to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
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Example sentences from the Web for muckrake
Of Walt Whitman it is: "The dirty, clumsy paws of a harper whose plectrum is a muckrake."
Shelburne Essays, Third Series |Paul Elmer MoreThe journalist might well exchange the muckrake for the pick and dig it out.
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British Dictionary definitions for muckrake
muckrake
/ (ˈmʌkˌreɪk) /
noun
an agricultural rake for spreading manure
verb
(intr)
to seek out and expose scandal, esp concerning public figures