: 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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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 16 June 2026
The soundtrack of sneaker squeaks, rallying cries, and bouncing basketballs found visual complement in the crayon box of jerseys coloring the city in various shades of hometown pride.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
The band members were surprised when fans unfurled a banner emblazoned with their lyrics, singing them as a rallying cry.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Not long after the Spurs’ bags were loaded onto their charter plane bound for the Big Apple, Popovich — who was not joining the team on the trip — made his way onto the plane and gave a rare rallying cry to remember.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 10 June 2026
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Noun
Ford tucks major ideas and themes into the stunning feature, one that functions both as an intimate exploration of identity and a rallying cry for a new kind of world.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 16 June 2026
The soundtrack of sneaker squeaks, rallying cries, and bouncing basketballs found visual complement in the crayon box of jerseys coloring the city in various shades of hometown pride.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
The band members were surprised when fans unfurled a banner emblazoned with their lyrics, singing them as a rallying cry.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Not long after the Spurs’ bags were loaded onto their charter plane bound for the Big Apple, Popovich — who was not joining the team on the trip — made his way onto the plane and gave a rare rallying cry to remember.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 10 June 2026
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“Rallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rallying. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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