as in to mobilize
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Recent Examples of embattle
Instead of a victory lap, the next three years were a slow and embattled process to craft a more serious follow-up, at a time when most artists were expected to release a new LP or two every year.
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Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 2 June 2023
Charges for Santos: NBC News’ Justice reporters confirmed that embattled New York Republican Rep. George Santos faces federal charges and will make his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon.
—Chuck Todd, NBC News, 10 May 2023
Ten months after being cited for shoplifting at the local Fred Meyer, embattled Brookings City Manager Janell Howard is on her way out of office.
—Catalina Gaitan, oregonlive, 10 May 2023
Roy McGrath, embattled Hogan aide who evaded trial last month, dies after being found by authorities Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin wins re-election, prevails over Republican Tony Campbell, independent Neal Simon Advertisement Sun Insider • May 01, 2023 at 12:47 pm Not seeing the entry form?
—Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2023
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Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 2 June 2023
Charges for Santos: NBC News’ Justice reporters confirmed that embattled New York Republican Rep. George Santos faces federal charges and will make his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon.
—Chuck Todd, NBC News, 10 May 2023
Ten months after being cited for shoplifting at the local Fred Meyer, embattled Brookings City Manager Janell Howard is on her way out of office.
—Catalina Gaitan, oregonlive, 10 May 2023
Roy McGrath, embattled Hogan aide who evaded trial last month, dies after being found by authorities Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin wins re-election, prevails over Republican Tony Campbell, independent Neal Simon Advertisement Sun Insider • May 01, 2023 at 12:47 pm Not seeing the entry form?
—Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embattle
Verb
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In addition, Brown draws on Black traditions of culture and collectivism to mobilize communities.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Aug. 2025
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Even the European Union, which bent over backward to offer concessions — pledging to somehow mobilize billions for American weapons, investments and gas purchases, despite having a highly questionable capacity for doing so — wasn’t submissive enough.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Lobbing an anti-satellite, or counter-space, weapon into the same orbital plane as its potential target ties Russia's hands.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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There are two basic types of nuclear fuel: plutonium, which is produced in reactors, and uranium, which is enriched to weapon grade in centrifuges.—
Siegfried S. Hecker,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Dec. 2017
Verb
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What is happening to Hollywood is part of a bigger context; a cognitive industrial revolution that is being defined by the use of AI to produce thinking machines that are mechanizing the human mind.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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There’s no limit to human advance, particularly as production is spread across a soaring number of hands, machines, and thought that’s mechanized.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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“Embattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embattle. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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