as in to organize
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 mobilize
In the shorter term, the movement strives to mobilize people to tell their senators to vote against the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act that has passed the House already.
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The same month, thousands of people took to the streets in Los Angeles to protest ICE raids in the area, provoking Trump’s ire and prompting him to mobilize the National Guard.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 1 July 2025
The lawsuit comes after sometimes violent protests in Los Angeles earlier in the month against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, which led Trump to mobilize the National Guard.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Organizations like Brothers in Arms, Standing Together and the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews mobilized volunteers and resources to clean, refurbish, and expand shelter access.
—Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The same month, thousands of people took to the streets in Los Angeles to protest ICE raids in the area, provoking Trump’s ire and prompting him to mobilize the National Guard.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 1 July 2025
The lawsuit comes after sometimes violent protests in Los Angeles earlier in the month against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, which led Trump to mobilize the National Guard.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Organizations like Brothers in Arms, Standing Together and the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews mobilized volunteers and resources to clean, refurbish, and expand shelter access.
—Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobilize
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Cort was also the senior class vice president, active with the volleyball and tennis teams and helped organize other school events.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
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The local hospitality workers’ union, Unite Here Local 49, had organized residents of the two apartment complexes that have opened in the Railyards over the past year — The A.J. and The Wong Center.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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At his arraignment Sunday night at Brooklyn Criminal Court, he was ordered held on bail of $5,000 cash or $10,000 bond.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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At the same time, Trump has ordered billions of dollars in federal research grants to be cut, which would gut research on cancer, HIV, sickle cell disease, and more.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
15 July 2025
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Invoking Pettis Norman’s name might summon recollections of Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick, who transferred from Second Ward High School to Myers Park to break the city’s color line and whose football prowess later led to the desegregation of the Shrine Bowl.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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What was the fallout? Green, the Cubs GM, summoned Elia to his office after hearing the damaging postgame tape.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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“Mobilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobilize. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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