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also marshalls
1
as in rallies
to assemble and make ready for action
marshaled their forces for battle
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2
as in ushers
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 organizes
to put into a particular arrangement
marshal your arguments before you stand up to speak
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Recent Examples of marshals
Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
But the document marshals this evidence to support the claim that mRNA vaccines, which are designed to produce spike proteins, cause the same harm – which is not accurate.
—Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
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But the document marshals this evidence to support the claim that mRNA vaccines, which are designed to produce spike proteins, cause the same harm – which is not accurate.
—Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
But the document marshals this evidence to support the claim that mRNA vaccines, which are designed to produce spike proteins, cause the same harm – which is not accurate.
—Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marshals
Verb
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Yet, the community rallies and moves heaven and earth to find a missing white woman.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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As the entertainment community rallies behind Jimmy Kimmel in the wake of ABC’s sudden yanking of his late-night show at the behest of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, pressing questions remain about his immediate future on the network.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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The police sergeant quickly turns his gun on the assailant and ushers the victim over to his side — only to discover that the duo are in on it together.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the middle of 25th St, a man opens a red stanchion and ushers us toward a guard who stamps invisible ink on our wrists.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
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Those sheriffs were featured in a recent Courier Journal investigation that found that one in six Kentucky counties has had a sheriff criminally charged or convicted since 2010.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The web page now routes users to the university’s Center for Connection Culture.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Sep. 2025
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LanzaTech’s process routes industrial gases into special bioreactors containing anaerobic bacteria which consume carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen and produce ethanol, using a fermentation process similar to that of yeast.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But after the app arranges the list, parents are still responsible for completing it.—
Miranda Rake,
The Atlantic,
23 Sep. 2025
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The Chronological Border arranges the beds in chronological order from the 16th to the 20th century.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But then, the state police were called in because the mall didn’t have enough security—that’s my understanding—so state troopers came in and shut it down.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
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The cult hit comedy franchise Super Troopers revolves around the shenanigans of a group of Vermont state troopers who are slacker pranksters first and foremost.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, the executive order on crime mobilizes federal, state and local agencies to use predictive analytics and AI to identify potential threats and maintain public order.—
Kate Caldwell,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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As Israel mobilizes an additional 60,000 reservists for its Gaza City offensive, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a showdown over mandatory military service for the Ultra-Orthodox community, a debate sharpened by the strain on reservists pulled from their families for months at a time.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That personal instinct is what guides me far more than any formula.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Antideficiency Act, first passed in 1870, forbids the federal government from spending money not appropriated by Congress, and guides much of what the federal government can and can’t do during a shutdown.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Marshals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marshals. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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