band together

verb

banded together; banding together; bands together
Synonyms of band togethernext
: to form a group in order to do or achieve something
They banded together for protection.

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Or how one jet slammed into the Pentagon before another, bound for the Capitol Building, crashed in a Pennsylvania field after passengers banded together in an effort to overtake the hijackers. David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026 But the curbs nevertheless marked the latest example of Western countries — notably excluding the US — banding together in sometimes informal groupings on issues ranging from support for Ukraine to trade. Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Even if all the other parties did band together, the numbers are so heavily in the AfD’s favor that a grand coalition would still only be able to work in a minority. Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 The drastic change also sparked seven Miami-Dade municipalities to band together against it. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for band together

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“Band together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/band%20together. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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