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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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verb

variants or marshalling
present participle of marshal
1
as in organizing
to assemble and make ready for action marshaled their forces for battle

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2
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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3
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
China's financial system has been central to Beijing's tech and industrial ambitions, marshaling vast sums into strategic sectors, such as electric vehicles, artificial intelligence, and renewable energy. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026 The Manchester City star is fully back to his 2024 Ballon d’Or-winning self, marshaling the middle, providing amazing connection between the front and back and even annoying the French players with some gamesmanship near the end. — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 Each time, the Democratic establishment responds to a candidate who actually connects with voters by marshaling the institutional machinery against them. — Tad Devine, Fortune, 7 July 2026 Just as importantly, His voice was loud and and clear in marshalling a Chelsea back line that has too often appeared quiet and uncommunicative in his absence this season. — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 16 May 2026 Miraculously, no one is hurt, but Mariam wastes no time marshaling them into cars to head to her home across town, away from the blast zone. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marshaling
  1. mobilization
  2. organizing
  3. guiding
  4. arranging
  5. rallying
  6. mobilizing
  7. steering
  8. classifying
Noun
  • Preventing and responding to threatened pandemics requires society-wide mobilization, and only the president can lead that process.
    — David Blumenthal, STAT, 20 July 2026
  • Although Republicans remained a minority in the early 1990s, demographic change, evangelical mobilization and suburban realignment were steadily improving their prospects.
    — Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
Definition of mobilization
Verb
  • The organizing committee said earlier this week that 12 million people have registered.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Most enterprises have data spread across dozens of platforms, and each one has its own way of storing, organizing and granting access to that data.
    — Michel Tricot, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of organizing
Verb
  • All told, the guiding strategic defense principle contained in the handbook tends to be reactive rather than proactive.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Now celebrating her survival, Golightly is guiding her kids through a major educational transition.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of guiding
Verb
  • Soon, a dozen volunteers gathered under the banner, arranging themselves according to height, like youngsters poised for a class portrait.
    — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026
  • Police footage featured in The Idaho Murders shows responding officers escorting Murphy out of the house and arranging for him to be taken to Animal Services.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
Definition of arranging
Noun
  • What this means is open to interpretation, but it is wielded here primarily as a slogan of battlefield aggression—a rallying cry for soldiers who have been trained to abandon their fears, push bravely onward, and embrace a glorious death.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
  • Markets have broadly responded positively to the pause, with stocks rallying and oil prices falling on Monday, with sentiment buoyed by the potential for a lasting peace agreement.
    — Mike Sheen, CNBC, 28 July 2026
Definition of rallying
Verb
  • Last month, Bass issued orders mandating Lineage remove all food waste within 45 days and mobilizing resources to assist the community.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • While European companies—especially those located in the cooler climes of northern Europe—may not be historically attuned to the threat of heat stress, many businesses in the region are now mobilizing to address the risks.
    — Oliver Balch, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of mobilizing
Verb
  • Federal regulators are clearing the way for robotaxis to operate without manual controls like steering wheels or eventually even brake pedals as the rules start to catch up to the evolving technology.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Mercedes puts considerable thought into its seats with its leather material choice, plush headrests and even steering wheel feel and materials along the dash and front console.
    — Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of steering
Verb
  • There are also some questions about the legality of classifying current and future Florida homeowners differently.
    — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
  • Rather than classifying didymo as an invasive species, Taylor refers to the algae as a native species that has an invasive-like growth form.
    — Hannah Smith July 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
Definition of classifying

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“Marshaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marshaling. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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