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
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.
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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.
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Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
Residents in Miami-Dade's Redland area are mobilizing to compel county officials to allocate dedicated annual funding for road resurfacing and maintenance, citing dangerous and deep potholes that frequently damage vehicles.
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Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
President Roosevelt also led the United States through the Second World War, mobilizing the Nation after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and serving as Commander-in-Chief throughout the Allied effort to defeat Nazism and fascism.
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New York Times,
11 June 2026
Flatow first joined the RIAA in 1995, working on mobilizing artist and industry engagement around the passage of the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
But environmental groups, some state lawmakers and parents are mobilizing to fight it.
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Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
Democrats in Maricopa County have benefited from more than a decade of political organizing among Latinos mobilizing against hard-line immigration enforcement.
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Rebecca Santana,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
As risks mount from a rare strain of the deadly virus, UNICEF is mobilizing emergency supplies and rapid response personnel to help contain the spread and protect children and families.
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Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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
Residents in Miami-Dade's Redland area are mobilizing to compel county officials to allocate dedicated annual funding for road resurfacing and maintenance, citing dangerous and deep potholes that frequently damage vehicles.
—
Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
President Roosevelt also led the United States through the Second World War, mobilizing the Nation after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and serving as Commander-in-Chief throughout the Allied effort to defeat Nazism and fascism.
—
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Flatow first joined the RIAA in 1995, working on mobilizing artist and industry engagement around the passage of the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
But environmental groups, some state lawmakers and parents are mobilizing to fight it.
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Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
Democrats in Maricopa County have benefited from more than a decade of political organizing among Latinos mobilizing against hard-line immigration enforcement.
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Rebecca Santana,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
As risks mount from a rare strain of the deadly virus, UNICEF is mobilizing emergency supplies and rapid response personnel to help contain the spread and protect children and families.
—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobilizing
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Believe it or not, some people have made the mistake of throwing away old family photos for the sake of organizing only to wind up regretting it!
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Players are responsible for organizing tables and groups; the Senior Center cannot arrange seating or table assignments.
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Early in its founding in New York City in 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals advocated for the city's horses, rallying against overloading the horse carts and supplying the animals with drinking water.
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The South Florida community — home to the largest Venezuelan diaspora in the United States — is rallying to deliver humanitarian aid to Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes devastated the country Wednesday evening.
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At Ojai, Lewis wistfully performed the solo prelude off in Libbey Park shrubbery as if a dallying forest spirit summoning ghosts of festivals past.
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Happily, walking into Champagne Shack does not require summoning courage.
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Making that happen will require carefully marshaling the extensive but not unlimited political capital that comes with his new position.
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Just as importantly, His voice was loud and and clear in marshalling a Chelsea back line that has too often appeared quiet and uncommunicative in his absence this season.
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“Mobilizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobilizing. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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