mobilize
verb (used with object)
to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
have been mobilizing
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present perfect progressiveof mobilize.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Soundararajan, who is Dalit, said caste-oppressed people have been mobilizing for years to fight violence and discrimination against their communities, and their organizing won’t end with the governor’s veto.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
Students across the country have been mobilizing around the cause, including at universities in South Carolina, Maryland, Ohio and Michigan.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2022
Lawyers with the National Justice Project, a nonprofit legal service, have been mobilizing.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2018
I took it as a good sign that people have been mobilizing and holding representatives accountable.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2017
Austria would be willing to negotiate, but in the meantime the others have been mobilizing for several days.
From The Woman of Mystery by Maurice Leblanc
