as in rallies
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 mobilizations
The administration certainly did not expect the mass mobilizations against the deployment of National Guard troops and the use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection as a roving paramilitary force.
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Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Organizers are calling for an immediate end to military operations and urging people to support anti-war mobilizations.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Nighttime mobilizations also continued for a second time, with large-scale protests reported across several campuses.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Lawsuits hamper National Guard deployments Every deployment except the one in New Orleans has faced significant legal challenges, with multiple judges ruling the mobilizations unlawful.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Half of those mobilizations ended this month, namely in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Ore.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
Aside from donation mobilizations, other residents are expressing support to the city’s immigrant community in other ways.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026
Such an observer also would have recognized new mobilizations at the grassroots level, as Christian conservatives and libertarians discarded their old principles in favor of religious nationalism.
—Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Most of these cases weren’t single-day mobilizations, but sustained protests in public spaces.
—Michael Shank, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Organizers are calling for an immediate end to military operations and urging people to support anti-war mobilizations.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Nighttime mobilizations also continued for a second time, with large-scale protests reported across several campuses.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Lawsuits hamper National Guard deployments Every deployment except the one in New Orleans has faced significant legal challenges, with multiple judges ruling the mobilizations unlawful.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Half of those mobilizations ended this month, namely in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Ore.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
Aside from donation mobilizations, other residents are expressing support to the city’s immigrant community in other ways.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026
Such an observer also would have recognized new mobilizations at the grassroots level, as Christian conservatives and libertarians discarded their old principles in favor of religious nationalism.
—Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Most of these cases weren’t single-day mobilizations, but sustained protests in public spaces.
—Michael Shank, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobilizations
rallies
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Szépvölgyi mocked the prime minister, who is 62, for seeming unsteady when boos erupted at one of his recent rallies.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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The influential teachers union, an ally of Mayor Brandon Johnson, wants educators to participate in protests in the nation’s third-largest city on May 1, coinciding with workers’ rights rallies worldwide.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Mobilizations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobilizations. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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