marshals 1 of 2

verb

variants also marshalls
present tense third-person singular of marshal
1
as in organizes
to assemble and make ready for action marshaled their forces for battle

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2
as in guides
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front marshaling a small group of children on a tour of the science museum

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3
as in orders
to put into a particular arrangement marshal your arguments before you stand up to speak

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marshals

2 of 2

noun

variants also marshalls
plural of marshal
as in sheriffs

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Recent Examples of marshals
Verb
Warnock marshals an enormous amount of information to describe the impact of these issues and to underscore the need to address them. — Terry W. Hartle, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026 The king of Mycenae, Agamemnon marshals the leaders of several Greek kingdoms to wage war on Troy after the disappearance of his brother’s wife, Helen (Lupita Nyong’o). — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026 Myrick marshals an impressive array of empirical data to document patterns of extreme polarization within democracies and its impact on international relations. — Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025 The Executive Control Network (ECN) is the pragmatic adult in the room, the Editor that marshals frontoparietal systems in pursuit of internal goals and strategic planning. — Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025 But the document marshals this evidence to support the claim that mRNA vaccines, which are designed to produce spike proteins, cause the same harm – which is not accurate. — Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marshals
  1. rallies
  2. guides
  3. orders
  4. sheriffs
  5. mobilizes
  6. steers
  7. arranges
  8. troopers
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  • Attendees told The Star the gathering was smaller than former Johnson County No Kings rallies.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • When a massive sea life die-off threatens his livelihood, lifelong fisherman Stan Rennie rallies his community in a quest for answers, becoming the unlikeliest of activists.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of rallies
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  • The Black Parade, a marching band, guides him into the afterlife.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Our capital improvement plan guides us with the infrastructure for traffic improvements, drainage/stormwater maintenance and other facilities to be maintained within the town.
    — Susan Starkey, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of guides
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  • According to the lawsuit, Thomas frequently visits McDonald’s and orders a Quarter Pounder with cheese, fries and a Coke.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • According to the lawsuit, Thomas frequently visits McDonald’s and orders a Quarter Pounder with cheese, french fries and a Coke.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of orders
Noun
  • The author argues that sheriffs should not have independent authority over ballots and election procedures, and calls for the state legislature to clarify sheriff powers by amending the constitution to make sheriffs appointed rather than elected, similar to police chiefs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Those sheriffs were featured in a recent Courier Journal investigation that found that one in six Kentucky counties has had a sheriff criminally charged or convicted since 2010.
    — Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • The Houston megastar’s contribution also arrives as a broad coalition of Latin artists, athletes and organizations mobilizes to support Chocó’s recovery.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Sneha Revanur, 22, of San Jose, California, is the founder and president of Encode, an organization that mobilizes youth to call for safer and more equitable artificial intelligence.
    — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of mobilizes
Verb
  • Camden generally steers private clients away from designing for stays longer than 30 days, though some have asked his firm to plan for a year or more.
    — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But since these girls don’t have anything that looks like conventional adulthood waiting for them, the film wisely steers them away from maturity and toward a kind of spiritual liberation.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of steers
Verb
  • They are invited to monthly meetings where Vasquez arranges for guest speakers on topics including public relations and banking.
    — Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The team’s creepiest and most contented member is Xavier Von Erck (Matthew Maher), an online vigilante who arranges the show’s meetups, spending his days and nights fishing around in online chat rooms.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of arranges
Noun
  • Colorado State Patrol troopers say not only are some drivers being charged for one DUI, but troopers are seeing issues where the same driver is getting more than one DUI.
    — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Both the Chevrolet and Panzica came to rest in the right shoulder, according to troopers.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of troopers

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