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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Even during dark times, like the pandemic and other low-snow years, Telluride banded together to get through it, said Brown. Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026 After Speaker Mike Johnson resisted pressure to allow a vote on the subsidies late last year, a quartet of House Republicans banded together before the holiday break -- signing on to the Democrats' discharge petition to force a vote on an ACA extension, much to the chagrin of GOP leaders. Lauren Peller, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2026 Blocs of Republicans have banded together to pressure Trump to release the Jeffrey Epstein files. Steven Sloan, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026 And backcountry and front country employees banded together—on their own time—to teach each other their jobs, with the medics teaching aid to the SAR Siters, and SAR Siters teaching rigging and rappelling to medics. Gavin Feek, Outside, 31 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 14 Jan. 2026.

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