MARSHALLED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

marshaled

verb

variants or marshalled

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 Once, a politician might have built a reputation, made alliances, assembled her base, marshalled her messaging, and embarked on a years-long strategy for change. —

Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Morales marshaled the latest march from his hideout in Bolivia’s remote tropics. —

ABC News, 19 May 2026 Dan Ballard and Omar Alderete have been excellent in attacking and winning the first ball from these situations, while goalkeeper Robin Roefs has marshalled his area well. —

Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 May 2026 Powell also noted that JNIM likely marshaled a large share of its regional strength for last month’s attacks and cannot sustain that intensity indefinitely. —

Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 May 2026 On most professional shoots a phone camera would be supplemented with lenses, stabilizers, and ancillary gear—or, in the case of Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later (2025), up to twenty iPhones could be marshaled into service at once. —

Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 The final tinkering on a major legislative package comes as Lawson-Remer has marshaled a coalition of community groups, labor unions and nonprofits to support her effort to have voters rewrite the county’s charter. —

Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 However, Brazil’s public health workers then marshaled broad support to defend their vaccine program. —

Jessica A.j. Rich, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 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

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Afterwards, guests attended a private aperitif organized in the area of Piazza Sant'Anna, which was completely cordoned off and teeming with law enforcement.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 7 June 2026
The Buffalo Grove Pride Parade is organized in collaboration with the Buffalo Grove Park District and the Pinta Pride Project.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 June 2026