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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Every football game, pep rally and milestone markers such as homecoming and prom were like eloquent words in the Class of 2025’s collective story, Chu said to the crowd gathered at the school’s stadium.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center was awash in a sea of purple T-Shirts and handmade signs Thursday night in a scene that looked like a pep rally – but felt like a wake.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2025
Even Before His Cancer Disclosure Trump spoke with House Republicans for more than an hour in what appeared to be part pep rally, part pressure campaign.
—Nik Popli, Time, 20 May 2025
The Mass held at San Lorenzo’s chapel ended more as a pep rally and there will be another crowd for the soccer team’s next match on Saturday, a few hours after Francis is laid to rest in Rome.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center was awash in a sea of purple T-Shirts and handmade signs Thursday night in a scene that looked like a pep rally – but felt like a wake.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2025
Even Before His Cancer Disclosure Trump spoke with House Republicans for more than an hour in what appeared to be part pep rally, part pressure campaign.
—Nik Popli, Time, 20 May 2025
The Mass held at San Lorenzo’s chapel ended more as a pep rally and there will be another crowd for the soccer team’s next match on Saturday, a few hours after Francis is laid to rest in Rome.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Pep rally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pep%20rally. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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