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
Authorities in the city of Daejeon are conducting a large-scale search after a wolf escaped from O-World Theme Park, triggering a multi-agency response that has closed schools and mobilized firefighters, police officers and military personnel.
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
At the state level, advocates recently mobilized in Albany to demand that lawmakers raise revenue from the wealthiest New Yorkers to fund housing and other essential public goods.
—Darius Khalil Gordon, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Locals mobilized to save them; a nearby zoo recommended feeding the birds butter to emulsify and flush out the oil in their throats.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
But the timeline of events revealed in the police affidavit and 911 call show how quickly her colleagues and family members mobilized to find her on Wednesday.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
After Iran struck down the F-15, a single-pilot aircraft that was mobilized to support the search and rescue mission also was struck by Iranian fire.
—Max Burman, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
News that the fast food chain has been eyeing small towns for the next openings has mobilized local residents to fight back.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Material innovators pitched to impact investors, private sector leaders shared their blueprints for change, and activists mobilized the committed and recently converted alike.
—Bella Webb, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2026
Han Kuang 2025, Taiwan’s largest ever exercise, mobilized about 22,000 reservists and for the first time featured the HIMARS and Sky Sword systems prominently.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
At the state level, advocates recently mobilized in Albany to demand that lawmakers raise revenue from the wealthiest New Yorkers to fund housing and other essential public goods.
—Darius Khalil Gordon, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Locals mobilized to save them; a nearby zoo recommended feeding the birds butter to emulsify and flush out the oil in their throats.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
But the timeline of events revealed in the police affidavit and 911 call show how quickly her colleagues and family members mobilized to find her on Wednesday.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
After Iran struck down the F-15, a single-pilot aircraft that was mobilized to support the search and rescue mission also was struck by Iranian fire.
—Max Burman, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
News that the fast food chain has been eyeing small towns for the next openings has mobilized local residents to fight back.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Material innovators pitched to impact investors, private sector leaders shared their blueprints for change, and activists mobilized the committed and recently converted alike.
—Bella Webb, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2026
Han Kuang 2025, Taiwan’s largest ever exercise, mobilized about 22,000 reservists and for the first time featured the HIMARS and Sky Sword systems prominently.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobilized
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Lagomarsini, who wore gold earrings and has arm tattoos, got organized.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The previous record of 391 pairs was set in 2018 by a United Kingdom dance troop, said Ashley Johnson, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Visit Newport Beach, who organized the effort.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Oversight Committee summoned her after five Republicans agreed with the minority Democrats to look deeper into how and why Bondi mismanaged the Epstein files release that Congress had demanded.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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Local police were summoned and used pepper spray and handcuffs to gain control of the out-of-control and dangerous patient.—
Rick Pozniak,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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However, Brazil’s public health workers then marshaled broad support to defend their vaccine program.—
Jessica A.J. Rich,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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With the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, York then marshaled forces to create one single telescope that could map hundreds of millions of objects in the sky — a central telescope systematically scanning the sky, and then releasing massive quantities of data publicly available to any scientist.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Stocks also rallied on the news, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both closed at record highs, their third straight record closes in a row.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
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Markets have rallied in recent days amid hopes of a de-escalation in hostilities across multiple fronts, with equities rebounding back to pre-conflict levels.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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In 2024, after decades of false starts, the Biden administration mustered the courage to defy that coalition.—
Binyamin Appelbaum,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Mets’ lineup mustered just two extra-base hits and went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The feds last week ordered airlines to cut hundreds of flights per day at O’Hare between mid-May and late October this year, with flights allocated based on airlines’ schedules last summer.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Shuttle services have been arranged to transport journalists between the media center and a hotel in the city’s main shopping mall.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Shipping can always be arranged—at a price.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Mobilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobilized. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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