MUCKRAKES Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word muckrakes. (close relations)
Definition of MUCKRAKES
Best Alternative Words for MUCKRAKES
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examines | verbv | |||||||
verb • consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning • observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect • question or examine thoroughly and closely • question closely • put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to | ||||||||
exposes | verbv | |||||||
noun • the exposure of an impostor or a fraud verb • expose or make accessible to some action or influence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • to show, make visible or apparent • remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body • reveal to view as by removing a cover • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position • expose to light, of photographic film • expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas • abandon by leaving out in the open air | ||||||||
investigates | verbv | |||||||
verb • investigate scientifically • conduct an inquiry or investigation of | ||||||||
probes | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities • a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities • an exploratory action or expedition • an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity verb • question or examine thoroughly and closely • examine physically with or as if with a probe | ||||||||
reveals | verbv | |||||||
verb • make manifest • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • disclose directly or through prophets | ||||||||
scrutinizes | verbv | |||||||
verb • to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail • examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification | ||||||||
uncovers | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body • reveal to view as by removing a cover • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | ||||||||
unearths | verbv | |||||||
verb • discover by investigation • recover through digging |