: 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
Examples of rallying in a Sentence
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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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024
That’s because the presence of U.S. bases on foreign lands give them a rallying call and a nearby target; U.S. troops have been targeted more than 200 times since October in large part over Washington’s support for Israel.
—Daniel Depetris, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024
In practice, this would, at a minimum, entail attempting to assassinate Taiwanese leaders to demoralize the population, inhibit command and control, and prevent the emergence of a rallying figure.
—David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2022
He’s been active this election cycle rallying CEOs to support Trump’s campaign.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Designed to compete in Group B rallying, and against competition threatened by Porsche’s upcoming 959, Ferrari began the F40 program in 1984 to build a successor to the Ferrari 288 GTO.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024
That’s because the presence of U.S. bases on foreign lands give them a rallying call and a nearby target; U.S. troops have been targeted more than 200 times since October in large part over Washington’s support for Israel.
—Daniel Depetris, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024
In practice, this would, at a minimum, entail attempting to assassinate Taiwanese leaders to demoralize the population, inhibit command and control, and prevent the emergence of a rallying figure.
—David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2022
He’s been active this election cycle rallying CEOs to support Trump’s campaign.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Rallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rallying. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.
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