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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On Monday morning, local leaders got the energy going early with a pep rally.
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Barry Pintar, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
However, an event like this is usually held at the Academy or a studio theater; this one was a pep rally.
—Mary Pelloni, IndieWire, 16 Nov. 2025
For a contest in 1994 during the homecoming pep rally, students were accumulating pennies in milk jugs.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Still, at All In, Solomon’s and Joly’s speeches had the air of a pep rally, encouraging Canadians to come out from under America’s economic shadow, and celebrating the 2,500 or so Canadian AI companies.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
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Barry Pintar, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
However, an event like this is usually held at the Academy or a studio theater; this one was a pep rally.
—Mary Pelloni, IndieWire, 16 Nov. 2025
For a contest in 1994 during the homecoming pep rally, students were accumulating pennies in milk jugs.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Still, at All In, Solomon’s and Joly’s speeches had the air of a pep rally, encouraging Canadians to come out from under America’s economic shadow, and celebrating the 2,500 or so Canadian AI companies.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Pep rally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pep%20rally. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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