MOBILIZED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

mobilized

verb

past tense of mobilize

as in organized

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 mobilized The demonstrators were mobilized (and their messages and gatherings coordinated) through the relatively new phenomenon of social media. — David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026 Its in-house security staff mobilized within seconds, and none of its community members were killed. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Additionally, almost 21,500 security personnel have been mobilized in an effort to speed up search and rescue operations, with more than 5,000 people receiving treatment for injuries, officials said. — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 In the case of Paramount, Kelly said the group has mobilized 2,000 people, and has generated 1,000 calls to Bonta’s office. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 The country’s disaster risk reduction agency said today hat nearly 20,000 security personnel had been mobilized for rescue efforts, and so far 8,730 people had been rescued. — Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 Environmental groups, coastal advocates, and lawmakers mobilized against the measure, warning the exemption would set a dangerous precedent for California’s 50-year-old protections. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 But after cops were increasingly publicly exposed for using Flock to commit crimes, the company mobilized, instituting consequential changes that inhibit the public's ability to hold rogue officers accountable. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Instead, community organizers swiftly mobilized against the project before the tech firm behind it had even been revealed. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

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But up- and downriver outside the park, much of the land is owned by private landowners, many of whom have organized against the government’s efforts.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
The show is overseen by MAM artistic director Shai Baitel, who has also organized exhibitions of Marina Abramović, Bob Dylan, Zaha Hadid, and David Hockney.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of organized

Verb

Suspicions quickly turned to Lizzie as the murderer, even though police were summoned almost immediately and Lizzie showed no signs of blood spatter, on either her clothing or hair.

— Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Philadelphia interim manager Don Mattingly summoned Jonathan Bowlan, and Lile hammered his first pitch to center for his first career pinch homer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of summoned

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The book marshalled substantial scientific evidence, and reinforced the intuitions of parents dismayed by their phone-addled children.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
No country has marshaled those efforts like China, where the government sees Tibet, and its Himalayan borderlands, as critical to its national and energy security.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of marshaled

Verb

On Monday, Vice President JD Vance rallied in support of Marshall at a manufacturing facility in Olathe.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
The stock market rallied to its best day in six weeks Thursday after falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market helped Wall Street reverse many of its moves from the prior day.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of rallied

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The Braves’ offense mustered only two hits in Jesús Luzardo’s shutout, preventing the Braves from returning home with a series victory.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
All his administration mustered was a late, failed effort in the summer of 2020 to remove 12,000 troops from Germany.

— JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of mustered

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Dogan deliberately arranged for Salah’s medical to take place in the metropolis of Istanbul, over 500 miles (nearly 900km) from Trabzon, so the Egyptian could see how frenzied the welcome would be.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
On Sunday, the Lime Rock Concours and Gathering of the Marques display nearly 1,000 enthusiast cars and motorcycles arranged around the Lime Rock circuit.

— Mark Maglio, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

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