as in to organize
to assemble and make ready for action
we are prepared to mobilize the troops on very short notice
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Recent Examples of mobilize
In Venezuela’s July 28, 2024, presidential election, the democratic movement led by Machado mobilized more than a million volunteers across the country to monitor and collect digital copies of official voting tallies, known as actas, before Maduro’s security forces could seize them.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Reporters for both of our news organizations mobilized across the city, working double duty as journalists and as residents doing their best to keep their homes and families safe.
—ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Corbyn shared the phone-banking link which leads a website organized by the Democratic Socialists of America’s NYC chapter which is urging volunteers to mobilize voters for Mamdani.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Like Obama in 2008, Mamdani has mobilized an army of foot soldiers, putting the social in social movement.
—Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Reporters for both of our news organizations mobilized across the city, working double duty as journalists and as residents doing their best to keep their homes and families safe.
—ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Corbyn shared the phone-banking link which leads a website organized by the Democratic Socialists of America’s NYC chapter which is urging volunteers to mobilize voters for Mamdani.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Like Obama in 2008, Mamdani has mobilized an army of foot soldiers, putting the social in social movement.
—Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobilize
Verb
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According to Blair, the two members on shift would often organize alternative sleeping rotas that left just one individual with a straightforward password and all the power.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The exhibit is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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The ministry has also summoned X officials to discuss the matter.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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With Donna’s Banishment seeming almost a forgone conclusion, Cumming summoned the players back to a special morning edition of the Roundtable to just get the inevitable out of the way.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Mountaineers rallied from a five-point deficit in the final 4 minutes, 46 seconds to defeat Cincy.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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Jaxon Kohler added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Spartans (14-2, 4-1 Big Ten), who trailed by seven at halftime and eight in the second half before rallying to win for the sixth time in seven games.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Free for all East Side San Jose residents, folks can sign up for pick up or order home delivery, as the foundation partners with DoorDash.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Trump, by contrast, ordered the capture of a leader already under narcoterrorism indictment and framed it as a drug bust and accountability for crimes, yet his opponents denounce him as aspiring to kingship and dictatorship.—
Paul Vallas,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Mobilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobilize. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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