rally against

idiom

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

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While the outages have not caused a mass outpouring of anger, some have tried to rally against the measures. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026 The team’s move to purchase the debt prompted nearby residents and homeowners associations to organize and rally against the stadium coming to the Johnson County suburb. Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026 Bibby instructed his Hornets to feed the ball inside to Lavrenov during a spirited rally against the trees that clogged the lane for Northern Colorado. Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026 Unlike a heart-stopping fourth-quarter rally against Baltimore that earned them their first AFC North title since 2020, this time there was no late-game magic from Rodgers and the Steelers. Will Graves, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 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 7 Feb. 2026.

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