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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Young people have been mobilizing school strikes around the world since August 2018 when then-15-year-old Thunberg protested Swedish parliament over a lack of climate action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2019
Other advocacy groups have been mobilizing for weeks, disseminating information to anyone who may be targeted about how to avoid being arrested and what to do if it happens anyway.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2019
Patient advocacy groups have been mobilizing in force to try to sway lawmakers who have yet to say how they will vote.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2017
Rebel sources say they have been mobilizing in Turkey, ready to cross into Jarablus.
From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2016
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
