mobilizing

verb

present participle of mobilize
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 Advertisement The astronomical community is mobilizing against Reflect Orbital. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 July 2026 The same mechanisms that accelerate investment can also reduce innovation, mobilizing capital but narrowing future options. — Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 KiMi Robinson Ahead of an event that was speculated to be Swift and Kelce's rehearsal dinner at MSG on July 2, members of the couple's inner circle were mobilizing across New York City. — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026 The reconstruction effort is also mobilizing Venezuela’s engineering community. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026 Almost immediately, the village started mobilizing to deliver aid. — Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 Raikes said mobilizing aid is a challenge given the state of infrastructure in Venezuela. — Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 Former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun received a 30-year term for his central role in mobilizing the military to enforce martial law and seeking the arrests of Yoon’s political opponents, as well as a separate 30-year sentence for planning drone flights over Pyongyang. — ABC News, 22 June 2026 That means mobilizing the country’s entrepreneurial energy, extreme risk-taking culture, and deep pools of capital to pioneer new areas of technology. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobilizing
  1. organizing
  2. rallying
  3. summoning
  4. marshaling
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  • Jean started organizing her daily routines around their conversations, and dreaming of their future together — a big house, a blended family, a new beginning.
    — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Here, the focus naturally turns toward organizing your thoughts, tackling errands and paying attention to the routines that shape your life.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of organizing
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  • The Front Range Passenger Rail District is rallying support from the cities where the future rail line will operate.
    — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Netflix stock has fallen after four of its last four reports, after rallying three times a row in its preceding three reports.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Definition of rallying
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  • Wilson’s keyboards lurk around every corner, summoning vistas that are more claustrophobic than sprawling.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
  • Trailing for the first time at this World Cup, France appeared stunned to discover adversity, summoning a shot on target for the first time in the 82nd minute.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of summoning
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  • China's financial system has been central to Beijing's tech and industrial ambitions, marshaling vast sums into strategic sectors, such as electric vehicles, artificial intelligence, and renewable energy.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • The Manchester City star is fully back to his 2024 Ballon d’Or-winning self, marshaling the middle, providing amazing connection between the front and back and even annoying the French players with some gamesmanship near the end.
    — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of marshaling

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