MARSHALING Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

variants or marshalling

as in mobilization

an act of gathering forces together to renew or attempt an effort the last-minute marshaling of the reserves failed to repel the onslaught

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marshaling

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verb

variants or marshalling

present participle of marshal

as in organizing

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

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as in guiding

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 arranging

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

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Recent Examples of marshaling

Noun

Any serious assault depends on a huge conveyor belt of civilian ferries, deck cargo vessels, pier sections, ports, marshaling yards, beaches, fuel points and unloading nodes. —

Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 The findings shed new light on the DeSantis administration’s marshaling of state resources to finance his fight against political causes supported by a majority of Florida voters. —

Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025

Verb

Two of the Democrats hoping to topple Evans have started marshalling their own financial resources. —

Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026 The department, aided by the hiring of a new state superintendent in November 2013, began to take a more active role than in the past in marshaling resources, support, and administrative authority to make sure the changes embodied in law actually filtered down to students in the classroom. —

Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026 At its height, a period extending from the middle of the 16th century to the beginning of the 18th, the Mughal Empire controlled almost the entire Indian subcontinent, marshaling vast amounts of money and manpower. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 Glowicki is a terrific filmmaker, marshaling her tiny troupe to execute this unique project. —

Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 No doubt Riley deserved the ultimate honor in both cities, as architect of the Lakers’ multichampionship Showtime era and later, currently, grand-marshaling the Heat’s run of three NBA titles. —

Greg Cote february 25, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026 As a private attorney, Romano is marshaling his experience to help people enmeshed in labor disputes. —

Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026 Over thousands of years of history, our propaganda has repeatedly sought to portray ourselves as the plucky underdogs, surviving against huge physical odds by marshaling our intelligence and native cunning against the brute forces of nature. —

Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026 Those tense negotiations, and the compressed timeline, will make for an arduous process of marshaling an agreement through Congress to fund DHS. —

Al Weaver, The Hill, 3 Feb. 2026

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Noun

The first offset was the development of nuclear weapons, which secured American dominance over a Soviet Union that could rely on mass mobilization.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
Conservative leaders characterize their political mobilization as a necessary response to progressive overreach at the state level, framing their work as defending community values and individual liberties against government expansion.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026