rally around

idiom

: 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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In the way that industry-wide consortia have coalesced around plastic pollution or microfiber leakage, Hakansson would like to see similar collaborative action rally around methane with fewer than five years left until 2030. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025 In internal meetings, Flores said, leaders urged top supervisors to maintain silence and rally around Bianco, who publicly mocked the investigation as a political stunt. Christopher Damien, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025 As his family and friends rally around him, fellow race car drivers are also showing their support. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025 Entertainers rally around Kimmel Comedy icon and former late-night host David Letterman blasted the move at The Atlantic Festival in New York City on Thursday. Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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