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
Deputies quickly mobilized and called in a helicopter for support.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Operating in dozens of countries, they’re recognized for their large-scale disaster relief operations, long-term community development programs, and ability to mobilize public-private partnerships to reach people others cannot.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
World Central Kitchen has mobilized in Brantley County, serving hundreds of meals to firefighters, EMS, and other emergency workers battling the blazes and helping to rebuild neighborhoods.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
The precedent demonstrates how LEO networks can be mobilized at speed in conflict zones, reinforcing their role as both a strategic asset and a geopolitical lever.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Operating in dozens of countries, they’re recognized for their large-scale disaster relief operations, long-term community development programs, and ability to mobilize public-private partnerships to reach people others cannot.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
World Central Kitchen has mobilized in Brantley County, serving hundreds of meals to firefighters, EMS, and other emergency workers battling the blazes and helping to rebuild neighborhoods.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
The precedent demonstrates how LEO networks can be mobilized at speed in conflict zones, reinforcing their role as both a strategic asset and a geopolitical lever.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mobilize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobilize
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Michael Quinn, a New York attorney who advises estates said that the commercial art world has become so professionalized that many postwar artists are unprepared to organize their studios, archives, and intellectual property before death.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
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Every chat with Claude or GPT runs on the same underlying machinery that calculates spreadsheet totals and renders video games—silicon wafers etched with billions of microscopic switches, organized into specialized processors.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
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The advantages are tantalizing, particularly for a vehicle that’s going to be summoned on demand.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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While speaking to detectives, Murray claimed to have immediately begun CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while calling Jackson's assistant to summon the security team — although it was later revealed that the call went to voicemail.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Peterson was cruising through the first three, however, the Nationals rallied for seven runs in the fourth to set up the blowout.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rallied 1% and topped its prior all-time high to close out its best month in more than five years.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Rybochkin said that the unit’s chief engineer had ordered it.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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He was ordered held without bail at his arraignment Saturday at Manhattan Criminal Court.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mobilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobilize. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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