mobilization
noun
mo·bi·li·za·tion
ˌmō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
1
: the act of mobilizing
2
: the state of being mobilized
Examples of mobilization in a Sentence
called for the prompt mobilization of all national resources to combat the deadly epidemic
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The state can build a blueprint that other states can replicate—one that includes policy, legal protections, funding, and public mobilization.
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Matthew Blinstrubas, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Celebrating box-office performance as proof of cultural value mistakes mobilization for meaning.
—Debbie Millman, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
The anti-ICE mobilization that unfolded around the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last week mirrored the methods used to overthrow governments and spark bloody revolutions around the globe, according to a Fox News Digital analysis.
—Asra Q. Nomani , Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The mobilization is both semi-organized and overwhelming; the cafeteria’s walk-in refrigerator is stuffed with gallon jugs of milk and cartons of eggs.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
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Matthew Blinstrubas, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Celebrating box-office performance as proof of cultural value mistakes mobilization for meaning.
—Debbie Millman, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
The anti-ICE mobilization that unfolded around the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last week mirrored the methods used to overthrow governments and spark bloody revolutions around the globe, according to a Fox News Digital analysis.
—Asra Q. Nomani , Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The mobilization is both semi-organized and overwhelming; the cafeteria’s walk-in refrigerator is stuffed with gallon jugs of milk and cartons of eggs.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mobilization
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“Mobilization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobilization. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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mobilization
noun
mo·bi·li·za·tion
variants
also British mobilisation
1
: the act or process of mobilizing
mobilization of glycogen
2
: the state of being mobilized
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