: the sport of driving in automobile rallies (see rally entry 2 sense 4)
rallying
2 of 2present participle of rally entry 1, rally entry 3
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Noun
the rallying of students to support our petition for better bus service was made a lot easier by this morning's subzero temperatures
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Chris Sims, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
Couldn’t Vrabel use that as a rallying cry for his men?
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Gold mining stocks Gold miners can deliver leveraged upside if bullion keeps rallying, but holding equities comes with a different risk profile, according to market strategists.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
The level of jingoism and rallying behind Modi has been very strong.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Redistricting will also be a key rallying topic for Hoosiers, Hulse said.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
Couldn’t Vrabel use that as a rallying cry for his men?
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Gold mining stocks Gold miners can deliver leveraged upside if bullion keeps rallying, but holding equities comes with a different risk profile, according to market strategists.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
The level of jingoism and rallying behind Modi has been very strong.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Rallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rallying. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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