rally against

phrase

: to publicly showed opposition to
Students rallied against the new dress code guidelines.

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The late Pope Francis organized a similar vigil in 2013 for Syria – to rally against the civil war and reject military intervention – which was attended by around 100,000 people. Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026 That certain sectors of our public are easy to rally against higher education because they have been widely excluded from it? Megan Thiele Strong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026 Scores of protesters gathered in Times Square on Saturday afternoon to rally against the strikes, accusing the president of being a rogue actor who has put soldiers’ lives on the line for no reason. Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026 When kids walked out of classes in 2018 to rally against gun violence in the aftermath of the Parkland massacre, school officials looked to turn the heightened interest into a teaching moment. Jeffrey S. Solochek, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rally against

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“Rally against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rally%20against. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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