MARSHALED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

marshaled

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variants or marshalled

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past tense of marshal

as in organized

to assemble and make ready for action marshaled their forces for battle

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as in steered

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front marshaling a small group of children on a tour of the science museum

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as in arranged

to put into a particular arrangement marshal your arguments before you stand up to speak

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Recent Examples of marshaled With the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, York then marshaled forces to create one single telescope that could map hundreds of millions of objects in the sky — a central telescope systematically scanning the sky, and then releasing massive quantities of data publicly available to any scientist. —

Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026 Though December 24 and 26 were federal holidays, the new Commissioner marshalled the staff at the more than 1,200 community service outlets to work those days in exchange for overtime payments. —

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026 In 2014, Bundy and his father, Cliven, marshaled about 1,000 militiamen and other supporters to repel government agents trying to impound their cattle in Bunkerville, Nevada. —

Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026 Against Villa, who had scored in each of their past 13 games, Palace’s defensive unit held firm, marshalled by Guehi, who was aided adeptly by his young partner. —

Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), along with the FBI, DEA, and several other federal agencies, have been marshaled together to target major, non-border metropolitan areas as part of a stricter immigration enforcement strategy. —

Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025 The president also marshaled the power of the federal government to blame Democrats for the shutdown fallout, and took steps to punish them. —

Zac Anderson, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025 Phoning through the top ranks of the government—leaders at the Pentagon and Department of Justice, Vice President Mike Pence, the Virginia Governor’s office—Pelosi marshaled all corners of Washington to get things back under control. —

Philip Elliott, Time, 6 Nov. 2025 Aircraft, ammunition belts, bolts of fabric, mine-working, kilt-making, cement-mixing, nuns, saris and American football have all been marshaled as explanations. —

Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025

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Sponsors organized hair and makeup sessions in the Olympic villages, which went through an average of 365 kilograms of pasta and 10,000 eggs a day.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Oprah put me on to this patent leather travel jewelry case, which keeps all my precious gems organized, safe, and secure.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026