Usually means: Expose corruption through investigative journalism.
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  1. muckrake: Merriam-Webster
  2. muckrake: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. muckrake: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. muckrake: Collins English Dictionary
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  7. muckrake: Wiktionary
  8. muckrake: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. muckrake: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. muckrake: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Muckrake, muckrake: Dictionary.com
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(Note: See muckraked as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (muckrake)

noun:  A rake for scraping up dung.
verb:  (intransitive) To search for and expose corruption or scandal, especially as a form of investigative journalism.

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