MOBILIZED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

mobilized

verb

past tense of mobilize

as in organized

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 mobilized Its in-house security staff mobilized within seconds, and none of its community members were killed. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Additionally, almost 21,500 security personnel have been mobilized in an effort to speed up search and rescue operations, with more than 5,000 people receiving treatment for injuries, officials said. — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 In the case of Paramount, Kelly said the group has mobilized 2,000 people, and has generated 1,000 calls to Bonta’s office. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 The country’s disaster risk reduction agency said today hat nearly 20,000 security personnel had been mobilized for rescue efforts, and so far 8,730 people had been rescued. — Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 Environmental groups, coastal advocates, and lawmakers mobilized against the measure, warning the exemption would set a dangerous precedent for California’s 50-year-old protections. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 But after cops were increasingly publicly exposed for using Flock to commit crimes, the company mobilized, instituting consequential changes that inhibit the public's ability to hold rogue officers accountable. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Instead, community organizers swiftly mobilized against the project before the tech firm behind it had even been revealed. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Munster residents in the comments saw the call for help and mobilized to send someone with a chainsaw and scheduled the Munster High School football team to pick up the debris in the afternoon. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

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Other speakers at the event Monday, which was organized by community groups seeking to reopen the hospital, emphasized the need for care to be restored.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Pairing rolled clothing with compression packing cubes, like this Bagail six-piece set with mesh panels to easily see what’s inside, can help keep outfits organized while creating extra room for souvenirs on the way home.

— Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of organized

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Roy Clark could show up at Felix and Oscar’s New York apartment in The Odd Couple to demonstrate his virtuoso pickin’ skills and be summoned to Burbank to sub in for Johnny Carson as a guest host of The Tonight Show.

— David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
His successor, former President Serzh Sargsyan, also was summoned to the Anti-Corruption Committee headquarters, Armenian media outlets reported.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of summoned

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No country has marshaled those efforts like China, where the government sees Tibet, and its Himalayan borderlands, as critical to its national and energy security.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
At dawn begins an economic D-Day — the single greatest financial offensive ever marshaled against an adversary.

— Richard Escobedo, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of marshaled

Verb

Test Score also rallied from behind but had a little smoother journey under Juan Hernandez and outdid the other closers.

— Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The local community has also rallied to help the family by delivering meals, caring for their kids and walking their dog.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of rallied

Verb

All his administration mustered was a late, failed effort in the summer of 2020 to remove 12,000 troops from Germany.

— JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
Josh Lowe hit a sacrifice fly, and Gustavo Campero added an RBI single, but that was all the offense the Angels mustered.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of mustered

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Schwartz—less than a month into the job—reportedly ordered CDC staff to add an unusual statement onto the CDC’s website for measles surveillance data.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Law enforcements agencies have been ordered to step up security measures to prevent undesirable situations, city police Chief Anek Srathongyoo said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of ordered

Verb

Gayle Conran Each of the ryokans served set meals, kaiseki-style, elaborately arranged, with an array of 12 or more small lacquer and porcelain dishes.

— Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The printing process can also control how different materials are arranged, allowing different sections of an object to respond differently.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

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