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MUCKRAKING
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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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