band together

phrasal verb

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

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When the violence fails to stop after the formal Purge ends, two families must band together to escape the anarchists by crossing into Mexico, but with the United States under siege, surviving will be much more difficult than just making it through one deadly night. Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025 And according to Henshaw-Plath, a community project called Archive Team had banded together in 2017 to make a copy of Vine before the app went away entirely. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2025 By allowing small businesses to band together across industries to purchase coverage, Association Health Plans will help pool risk, increase competition, and reduce premiums without sacrificing consumer protections. Jay Obernolte, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025 More recently, Swifties banded together to rally support for Feeding America to help support food banks and those affected by potential cuts in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025 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 30 Dec. 2025.

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