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
Organizers are calling for an immediate end to military operations and urging people to support anti-war mobilizations.
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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
Similar bourgeois mobilizations are happening all over the country.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 20 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
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
Similar bourgeois mobilizations are happening all over the country.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 20 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
Noun
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Islamist groups in Manbij began organizing rallies with a sea of black fabric waving in the wind.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Dallas activists took to the streets this weekend after United States and Israeli strikes on Iran, with rallies planned in downtown Dallas.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Mobilizations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobilizations. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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