rally for/behind
idiom
: to publicly show support for
Parents rallied for/behind the new dress code guidelines.
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Thai nationalist groups, who had initially planned an anti-government rally for Sunday, have pushed it back to Aug. 2.
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Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
Corey Comperatore, a Buffalo Township firefighter and father of two adult daughters, was fatally shot at the Butler Farm Show grounds in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, while attending a campaign rally for Trump, who was one of three other people injured by gunfire.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 12 July 2025
With only one problematic, diasporic leader who isn’t all that charismatic, a lot of people are hesitant to rally behind him, and Iranian people are afraid and out of resources, and economically suffering.
—Fiction Non Fiction
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Bret Kenwell, an investment analyst at eToro, said in an email that the latest job numbers could lead to a relief rally for U.S. stocks.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 3 July 2025
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Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
Corey Comperatore, a Buffalo Township firefighter and father of two adult daughters, was fatally shot at the Butler Farm Show grounds in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, while attending a campaign rally for Trump, who was one of three other people injured by gunfire.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 12 July 2025
With only one problematic, diasporic leader who isn’t all that charismatic, a lot of people are hesitant to rally behind him, and Iranian people are afraid and out of resources, and economically suffering.
—Fiction Non Fiction
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Bret Kenwell, an investment analyst at eToro, said in an email that the latest job numbers could lead to a relief rally for U.S. stocks.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for rally for/behind
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“Rally for/behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rally%20for%2Fbehind. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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