as in organizing
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 mobilizing
Re-establishing agreements, mobilizing crews and experts, and rebuilding the hardware to get the work done won't be easy, according to Bullock.
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Ken Molestina, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
During the 2022 midterm elections, Arabella network pumped over $62 million into groups focused on registering, engaging, and mobilizing voters, largely from demographics that have historically favored the Democratic Party.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
To bridge this gap between protection and public awareness, Wildcoast is actively mobilizing its Tidepool Ambassador Program to ensure that visitors can enjoy these coastal sites responsibly and with full awareness of the rules.
—Lillie Mulligan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
He's stoked the ire of the Association of Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys, who the Indiana Capital Chronicle reported is mobilizing against his proposal.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 16 Dec. 2025
For Gallagher, watching the bill advance was a rare and exhilarating example of a community mobilizing proactively – before damage was done – and so forcefully that SB1489 and HB1686 passed with flying colors.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
The film recounts this environmental success story as a way to remind current generations of the power of mobilizing communities.
—The Editors, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Some of the mobilizing groups include Voces de la Frontera, Working Families Power, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, the state chapter of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Wisconsin Justice Initiative, the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee and the League of Women Voters.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Finding and mobilizing campaigners was one important focus of Mamdani’s engagement online, after all.
—Stuart Soroka, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
Ken Molestina, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
During the 2022 midterm elections, Arabella network pumped over $62 million into groups focused on registering, engaging, and mobilizing voters, largely from demographics that have historically favored the Democratic Party.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
To bridge this gap between protection and public awareness, Wildcoast is actively mobilizing its Tidepool Ambassador Program to ensure that visitors can enjoy these coastal sites responsibly and with full awareness of the rules.
—Lillie Mulligan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
He's stoked the ire of the Association of Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys, who the Indiana Capital Chronicle reported is mobilizing against his proposal.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 16 Dec. 2025
For Gallagher, watching the bill advance was a rare and exhilarating example of a community mobilizing proactively – before damage was done – and so forcefully that SB1489 and HB1686 passed with flying colors.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
The film recounts this environmental success story as a way to remind current generations of the power of mobilizing communities.
—The Editors, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Some of the mobilizing groups include Voces de la Frontera, Working Families Power, the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, the state chapter of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Wisconsin Justice Initiative, the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee and the League of Women Voters.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Finding and mobilizing campaigners was one important focus of Mamdani’s engagement online, after all.
—Stuart Soroka, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobilizing
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Want more cleaning and organizing tips?—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
12 Jan. 2026
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There is so much energy in Falk’s writing that the reader can feel tensions in the city as officials, some working secretly with the bosses, try to stop the cigar factory women from organizing, call them Communists and demean them for being Polish.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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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In the past, his addresses to these gatherings have focused on broader topics and rallying together as a party.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2026
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His staff kept track of the women and girls, summoning as many as three a day.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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White and Farrell will help, but don’t go summoning memories of Fred Dean’s 1981 arrival that ignited the 49ers’ first Super Bowl run.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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To realize these objectives, Beijing has spent years—in most cases decades—marshaling an extraordinary level of state and private resources, developing human capital, trying to capture existing institutions, and developing new ones.—
ELIZABETH ECONOMY,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Dec. 2025
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As soon as the devastation became clear, Marley and his siblings began marshaling their collective resources to help Jamaica.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2025
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“Mobilizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobilizing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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