: 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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Essie Assibu, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
Yet, Longfellow, at the dawn of the Civil War, wrote of Revere’s journey as a call to arms, a rallying cry aimed at stirring patriotic sentiment among Northerners and a reminder that action by a single individual can matter.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Political hijinks ensues as the comet becomes a divisive issue rather than a rallying cry for action.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
The phrase has been used as a rallying cry for Palestinian human rights but is also seen as a push for violence against Israelis.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Noun
For Ghandour, the personal becomes a rallying cry.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
Yet, Longfellow, at the dawn of the Civil War, wrote of Revere’s journey as a call to arms, a rallying cry aimed at stirring patriotic sentiment among Northerners and a reminder that action by a single individual can matter.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Political hijinks ensues as the comet becomes a divisive issue rather than a rallying cry for action.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 7 Nov. 2025
The phrase has been used as a rallying cry for Palestinian human rights but is also seen as a push for violence against Israelis.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rallying
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“Rallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rallying. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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