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as in mobilized
to assemble and make ready for action
rallied the Red Cross workers to deal with the devastating earthquake
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as in recovered
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
despite the best care that medicine could provide, the elderly woman never really rallied from her fractured hip
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as in rebounded
to regain a former or normal state
after wavering a moment on the balance beam, she quickly rallied and finished with a fine dismount
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as in teased
to make fun of in a good-natured way
his friends rallied him for missing an easy putt
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Recent Examples of rallied
ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Down four runs at home Wednesday afternoon to visiting Steele Canyon, Helix rallied for an 8-6 win, running its record to 13-1.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
That kept a lot of people out of Dell before, and yet the AI server maker still turned in a great quarter in late February, and shares have rallied since.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
On Wall Street, companies with big fuel bills rallied to trim some of the sharp losses taken on worries about oil prices staying high.
—Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
But long-time residents of the state’s fifth largest city, skeptical that the zoning changes would work and worried about crowding and congestion, rallied to call a special election to repeal the measures.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Brent Rooker hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly off David Bednar in the ninth inning, and the Athletics rallied to beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Wednesday night.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Stocks around the world also rallied.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
Ex-pats even rallied overseas in Paris, London and Lisbon, Portugal.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
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But the Kings rallied for the win.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Down four runs at home Wednesday afternoon to visiting Steele Canyon, Helix rallied for an 8-6 win, running its record to 13-1.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
That kept a lot of people out of Dell before, and yet the AI server maker still turned in a great quarter in late February, and shares have rallied since.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
On Wall Street, companies with big fuel bills rallied to trim some of the sharp losses taken on worries about oil prices staying high.
—Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
But long-time residents of the state’s fifth largest city, skeptical that the zoning changes would work and worried about crowding and congestion, rallied to call a special election to repeal the measures.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Brent Rooker hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly off David Bednar in the ninth inning, and the Athletics rallied to beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Wednesday night.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Stocks around the world also rallied.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
Ex-pats even rallied overseas in Paris, London and Lisbon, Portugal.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Rallied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rallied. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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