Definition of rallying
:the sport of driving in automobile rallies
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the rallying of students to support our petition for better bus service was made a lot easier by this morning's subzero temperatures
Recent Examples of rallying from the Web
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Other rallying has taken the form of protests and boycotts.
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But that backing has become a major rallying cry for Strange’s challengers.
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Your Alternative Facts are √-1’) to the rallying (‘Science Belongs To Everyone’).
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N.O. DNA: For three decades, the Superdome had been the rallying spot for Who Dat Nation, the place where Saints fans faithfully gathered, many wearing crazy costumes, to watch the team play.
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CHICAGO – Spartans are known for their 300 rallying cry in battle.
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For more about Donald Trump, watch Fortune's video: The heightened U.S. rhetoric against Venezuela's ruling Socialist Party has infuriated Maduro but also provided him with a nationalist rallying cry.
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Now there’s another alternative: Dirt 4, launched last month, puts you behind the wheel of professional-grade rallying machines at some of the world’s top events.
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Antipathy toward Trump was a particular rallying point in demonstrations that otherwise lacked a unifying theme.
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First Known Use of rallying
1957
rallying Synonyms
Synonyms
marshaling (also marshalling), mobilization, rallyRelated Words
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