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
Moscow appears to be betting on scale, mobilizing state resources to mass-produce systems.
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David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In response, Venezuela is mobilizing troops and military assets, raising the prospect of a direct standoff in the southern Caribbean.
—Amir Daftari
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Such was the importance placed on the tree for mobilizing resistance that in 1775, it was cut down by British soldiers to demoralize the revolutionaries.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
The government has generally used incentives rather than outright enforcement to mobilize people.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
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David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In response, Venezuela is mobilizing troops and military assets, raising the prospect of a direct standoff in the southern Caribbean.
—Amir Daftari
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Such was the importance placed on the tree for mobilizing resistance that in 1775, it was cut down by British soldiers to demoralize the revolutionaries.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
The government has generally used incentives rather than outright enforcement to mobilize people.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobilize
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To qualify for a portion of the county arts funding, organizations must be active 501(c)3 entities, located and operating in Milwaukee County, organized for the primary purpose of producing or presenting the arts, and open to the general public, according to the county's application terms.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Best States to Work Index analyzes 27 policies across three categories — wages, worker protections and rights to organize — for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
8 Sep. 2025
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Business managers must make decisions ranging from simple tasks, such as ordering office supplies, to more complex matters like company layoffs.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Hartig lowered the bond for Goins from $111,000 cash or surety to a $20,000 personal bond about a week before the commission ordered that May 2024 psychological evaluation.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Naturally, the orphans start being tormented by a demon, who was summoned after the girl’s parents prayed to whatever entity would bring their daughter back.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, when Astrid breaks open a portal to the afterlife, Lydia is forced to summon the pinstriped menace who's never really left her mind to try and save her family.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Mobilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobilize. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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