pep rally
noun
US
: an event before a school sports event that is meant to get students and fans excited and to encourage the team to win
also
: a similar event in which speakers try to get a group of people excited and enthusiastic about something
The mayor gave an inspiring speech at the party's pep rally.
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New Englanders packed into Jackson’s LODO for a pep rally just within shouting distance of Coors Field.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
After homecomings from Gunther in Dusseldorf, Finn Balor in Belfast and now Sami Zayn in Montreal, tonight’s SmackDown will feel like a pep rally.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
On Sunday, another pep rally is planned at Playoff Fan Central at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
—Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Out-of-town fans made the pep rally a stop on their pilgrimage to the game tonight.
—Barry Pintar, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
After homecomings from Gunther in Dusseldorf, Finn Balor in Belfast and now Sami Zayn in Montreal, tonight’s SmackDown will feel like a pep rally.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
On Sunday, another pep rally is planned at Playoff Fan Central at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
—Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Out-of-town fans made the pep rally a stop on their pilgrimage to the game tonight.
—Barry Pintar, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Pep rally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pep%20rally. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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