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1
as in organized
to assemble and make ready for action
marshaled their forces for battle
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2
as in steered
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 arranged
to put into a particular arrangement
marshal your arguments before you stand up to speak
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Recent Examples of marshaled
That effort is marshaled partly to avoid a crash like the one in which the Mexican tall ship Cuauhtémoc struck the Brooklyn Bridge last year, killing two people and injuring more.
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Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
30 June 2026
Once, a politician might have built a reputation, made alliances, assembled her base, marshalled her messaging, and embarked on a years-long strategy for change.
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Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Morales marshaled the latest march from his hideout in Bolivia’s remote tropics.
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ABC News,
19 May 2026
Dan Ballard and Omar Alderete have been excellent in attacking and winning the first ball from these situations, while goalkeeper Robin Roefs has marshalled his area well.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
Powell also noted that JNIM likely marshaled a large share of its regional strength for last month’s attacks and cannot sustain that intensity indefinitely.
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Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
On most professional shoots a phone camera would be supplemented with lenses, stabilizers, and ancillary gear—or, in the case of Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later (2025), up to twenty iPhones could be marshaled into service at once.
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Dennis Lim,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
The final tinkering on a major legislative package comes as Lawson-Remer has marshaled a coalition of community groups, labor unions and nonprofits to support her effort to have voters rewrite the county’s charter.
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Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
However, Brazil’s public health workers then marshaled broad support to defend their vaccine program.
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Jessica A.j. Rich,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
30 June 2026
Once, a politician might have built a reputation, made alliances, assembled her base, marshalled her messaging, and embarked on a years-long strategy for change.
—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Morales marshaled the latest march from his hideout in Bolivia’s remote tropics.
—
ABC News,
19 May 2026
Dan Ballard and Omar Alderete have been excellent in attacking and winning the first ball from these situations, while goalkeeper Robin Roefs has marshalled his area well.
—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
Powell also noted that JNIM likely marshaled a large share of its regional strength for last month’s attacks and cannot sustain that intensity indefinitely.
—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
On most professional shoots a phone camera would be supplemented with lenses, stabilizers, and ancillary gear—or, in the case of Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later (2025), up to twenty iPhones could be marshaled into service at once.
—
Dennis Lim,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
The final tinkering on a major legislative package comes as Lawson-Remer has marshaled a coalition of community groups, labor unions and nonprofits to support her effort to have voters rewrite the county’s charter.
—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
However, Brazil’s public health workers then marshaled broad support to defend their vaccine program.
—
Jessica A.j. Rich,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marshaled
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Volunteers organized the supplies — toothbrushes, baby wipes, instant soup and many other items — and loaded them into boxes, drawing hearts on the outside with magic marker.
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Pastor Jeremy Tuck of Connection Point Church organized a free gas giveaway Sunday in Forest Park, handing out $20 gas cards to the first 250 drivers at a local RaceTrac station.
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This spring, Russert received a call from leadership at MS NOW, steered by former CNN executive Rebecca Kutler.
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Besides free agency opening on Tuesday, the timing does add up for Leonard’s trade, as Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank has steered the franchise through a refreshing youth movement over the past year.
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The Live Nation website arranged on a laptop in New York, US, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
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As visitors like Fulkerson settled into folding chairs arranged along the same grassy knoll where John Brown and his followers fought their way into the red-brick armory, Kerwin rose, stepped to the microphone and looked out at the crowd gathered before her.
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Rodríguez rejected those accusations, insisting authorities mobilized immediately.
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During the Revolutionary Era, music mobilized political action and helped forge community bonds.
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Whether the future is guided by a more centralized federal framework or a complex matrix of state-level consumer protections, the race to a multi-billion-dollar digital overhaul is already well underway.
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Successful catalog design must be guided by response rates, sales results, and margins.
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Even in Caracas, where only five buildings collapsed, Rodríguez said at least 30 additional structures have already been classified as unsafe.
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Royalties and license fees are classified as ordinary income under the tax code, taxed at the same rates as wages, not the preferential long-term capital gains rates that apply to appreciated assets held over a year.
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Envoys are summoned over the attacks On Monday, Afghanistan and Pakistan summoned each other’s top diplomats to protest the attacks.
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On Monday, Afghanistan and Pakistan summoned each other's top diplomats to protest the attacks.
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The Munizes included the same statement in a new post that instead was accompanied by a photo of the family of three.
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The byproduct was irritated, itchy skin with the discomfort of scratches, scabs and the stink that accompanied it.
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