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Definition of
muckraking noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
muckraking
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈmʌkˌreɪkɪŋ
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
informal
)
(
disapproving
)
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the activity of looking for information about people's private lives that they do not wish to make public
the sort of journalism that specializes in political muckraking
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muckraking
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Nearby words
muck
verb
muck out
phrasal verb
muckraking
noun
muck up
phrasal verb
mucky
adjective