rally around

phrase

: to join together to support (someone or something) in a difficult time or situation
We rallied around our neighbors when their house burned down.
When the town library lost its funding, the community rallied around it.

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But the technology roadmap has not changed overnight, and leaders and its employee base will rally around the company and products, which remain best of class. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026 Republicans scheduled both their House and Senate leadership elections for Tuesday, setting up an early test of how the party responds to its losses and whether members can rally around a unified strategy in the minority. — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026 What Kirby wants at this point is for Chicago — its government, its business community, and its residents — to rally around its hometown airline. — Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026 Cruz remained neutral in the primary and urged his party to rally around Paxton after the runoff. — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rally around

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“Rally around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rally%20around. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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