: 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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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
Lots of great takes on her Bluesky feed, but none may be better than this rallying cry.
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Now, with its slate clean, the Trojans had a new rallying cry ahead of the tournament.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The pledge has become a rallying cry as the regime seeks to consolidate support through mass demonstrations, particularly in the final days of the holy month of Ramadan.
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Noun
My hope is that our campaign resonates with people from all walks of life and serves as a rallying cry for all of us to protect birthright citizenship.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
Lots of great takes on her Bluesky feed, but none may be better than this rallying cry.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
Now, with its slate clean, the Trojans had a new rallying cry ahead of the tournament.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The pledge has become a rallying cry as the regime seeks to consolidate support through mass demonstrations, particularly in the final days of the holy month of Ramadan.
—Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Rallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rallying. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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