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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Still, iHeartMedia investors appeared to rally around the idea as shares were skyrocketing close to 30 percent Tuesday, after the report, bringing iHeartMedia shares to levels not seen since August 2023.
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
North of 10,000 people gathered in Queens, New York for three hours on a chilly Sunday night to rally around New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, whose openers included Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Between the sermons and songs calling for people to resist oppression and treat others with dignity, activists spoke about ways to donate and rally around the immigrant community.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
Trump will be president for more than three more years and the Democrats — or No Kings protestors — do not even have a Democrat presidential candidate to rally around.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
North of 10,000 people gathered in Queens, New York for three hours on a chilly Sunday night to rally around New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, whose openers included Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Between the sermons and songs calling for people to resist oppression and treat others with dignity, activists spoke about ways to donate and rally around the immigrant community.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
Trump will be president for more than three more years and the Democrats — or No Kings protestors — do not even have a Democrat presidential candidate to rally around.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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