Definition of mobilizationnext
as in rallying
an act of gathering forces together to renew or attempt an effort called for the prompt mobilization of all national resources to combat the deadly epidemic

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Recent Examples of mobilization Since then, the Kremlin has stayed clear of announcing any new mobilization efforts. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 12 May 2026 There’s empathy, support, mobilization. Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2026 Black lawmakers are mounting legal challenges and urging aggressive voter mobilization before the 2028 elections, warning that failure to act could fundamentally reshape their political power. Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 The country saw a wave of emigration – and a serious brain drain – in the wake of a partial military mobilization that was announced in September 2022. Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobilization
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Noun
  • Smartly, first-year Jaguars head coach Liam Coen weaponized that objectively true statement into a rallying cry for both his locker room and the city of Jacksonville at large.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
  • Those lines became a rallying cry for the pro-Palestine movement after Alareer was killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike in December 2023, and have since achieved a ubiquity that once seemed all but impossible for a poem in the 21st century.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
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  • Vidal covers this briskly but omits the surreal postlude in which Hearst had the young woman dressed like a princess in a long white gown and paraded her through New York City to a rally at Madison Square Garden before a reception with President McKinley at the White House.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
  • Beat and raise is the minimum to have any chance at a post-earnings rally.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 May 2026

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“Mobilization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobilization. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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