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
Glenn Youngkin of Virginia and Greg Abbott of Texas, in preparation for the day of protesters, mobilized their states' National Guards.
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NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
Technology is also a common feature of the protests, which are organized and mobilized through social media.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
The protests were mobilized largely by Gen Z Madagascar, a leaderless group that is powered by social media.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' national response team has been mobilized to assist.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
Insurance companies have mobilized an intense lobbying campaign to stop it.
—Mark Merritt, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Immediately, nearby residents mobilized to block the development, worrying that manipulating the floodplain would have disastrous consequences for downstream neighborhoods.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
After the discovery, the European Space Agency's Planetary Defense Office quickly mobilized and captured follow-up observations from Australia, using a telescope in the Las Cumbres Observatory network.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
In 1914, days after Germany declared war on Russia, Paris honored the terms of its 1894 alliance with Moscow and mobilized immediately.
—Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
Technology is also a common feature of the protests, which are organized and mobilized through social media.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
The protests were mobilized largely by Gen Z Madagascar, a leaderless group that is powered by social media.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' national response team has been mobilized to assist.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
Insurance companies have mobilized an intense lobbying campaign to stop it.
—Mark Merritt, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Immediately, nearby residents mobilized to block the development, worrying that manipulating the floodplain would have disastrous consequences for downstream neighborhoods.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
After the discovery, the European Space Agency's Planetary Defense Office quickly mobilized and captured follow-up observations from Australia, using a telescope in the Las Cumbres Observatory network.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
In 1914, days after Germany declared war on Russia, Paris honored the terms of its 1894 alliance with Moscow and mobilized immediately.
—Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobilized
Verb
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By the afternoon of October 13, Coranez organized another trip to bring Maymay home, nearly 100 kilometers away from the clinic.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, 30, hosted the event, which was organized on behalf of his foundation.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Amid this crackdown, Russia’s Foreign Ministry ordered USAID to leave.—
Tetiana Kotelnykova,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Dozens of unable-to-fly wild ducks and geese at a sanctuary in Washtenaw County's Salem Township, earlier ordered killed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, have received a reprieve.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The paranormal investigators claim to have been summoned by a priest named Father Cooke when two young women — Donna and Angie — wanted to perform an exorcism to get rid of the spirit of a dead 7-year-old girl named Annabelle Higgins, who had inhabited their doll.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The palace reportedly summoned broadcast media to the Royal Lodge on Thursday, hinting at an announcement.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Aircraft, ammunition belts, bolts of fabric, mine-working, kilt-making, cement-mixing, nuns, saris and American football have all been marshaled as explanations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Back in June, Chiland, a Los Angeles public-school teacher, heard rumors that National Guard troops were being marshalled on Terminal Island in preparation to arrest anti-ICE demonstrators across the city.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Deiseroth continued to yell and bang his head in the back of the car while Lane, Dorestant and Scibilia arranged for Deiseroth’s estranged wife to come down from Miami-Dade County to pick up the couple’s children, according to the footage and his arrest report.—
David Goodhue
October 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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The garments by the two designers are arranged side by side or facing each other, allowing visitors to appreciate the contrast between Balenciaga’s formal elegance and Alaïa’s sensual style.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Quarterback Geno Smith was highly ineffective, passing for just 67 yards on 10 completions, while the Vegas run game mustered just 25 yards on 11 carries.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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His team has mustered 19 points in its last two games.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Mobilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobilized. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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