as in to organize
to assemble and make ready for action
we are prepared to mobilize the troops on very short notice
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of mobilize
Some called for Alawites to mobilize an armed response against Syria’s new authorities.
—
Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
In each case, Samaritan’s Purse — the international relief organization led by Graham — has mobilized to help.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
As word spread, family members and legal advocates quickly mobilized, reaching out to the BOP’s Residential Reentry Managers in hopes of salvaging community placement plans.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The European Union has also drawn up plans to mobilize up to 800 billion euros ($883 billion) to bolster regional security.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mobilize
Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
In each case, Samaritan’s Purse — the international relief organization led by Graham — has mobilized to help.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
As word spread, family members and legal advocates quickly mobilized, reaching out to the BOP’s Residential Reentry Managers in hopes of salvaging community placement plans.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The European Union has also drawn up plans to mobilize up to 800 billion euros ($883 billion) to bolster regional security.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mobilize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobilize
Verb
-
Renaming and organizing your screenshots keeps your folders from turning into chaos.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
-
The Met Gala is an annual fundraiser organized by Vogue for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Anna Wintour Costume Institute.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
2 May 2025
Verb
-
But last week, the Trump administration ordered him to halt all the lab’s ALS research immediately as part of a more than $2.2 billion federal funding freeze.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
-
Women can order Oova kits directly and receive 30 days' worth of hormone testing.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
All cardinals in Rome were summoned to a meeting Tuesday before a new pope is elected.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
-
The phrase, summoning a kind of papal succession, alerted the political faithful that Sheinbaum had been chosen to succeed López Obrador as the head of his party, the National Regeneration Movement, or MORENA.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mobilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobilize. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share