rally for/behind
idiom
: to publicly show support for
Parents rallied for/behind the new dress code guidelines.
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A misdemeanor trespassing charge against Baraka was dropped.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Springsteen endorsed Harris and appeared at a rally for her in Philadelphia alongside Obama.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Bruce Springsteen gestures during a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Atlanta, Georgia, on Oct. 24, 2024.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Uproar over certain policies and uncertainty surrounding which leader to rally behind have also frayed internal cohesion.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Springsteen endorsed Harris and appeared at a rally for her in Philadelphia alongside Obama.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Bruce Springsteen gestures during a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Atlanta, Georgia, on Oct. 24, 2024.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Uproar over certain policies and uncertainty surrounding which leader to rally behind have also frayed internal cohesion.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 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 29 May. 2025.
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