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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
CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
The Lady Vols rallied to trail by just seven after the opening quarter, but fell behind 40-29 after two quarters.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Some of its members have rallied under the screwy rap banner Chugg, which came from affiliates Cash300 and Onemillionkisses’ birthdays in 2023, when the crew was watching the YouTuber BadlandsChugs, who won a Guinness World Record for downing a liter of Mountain Dew in six seconds.
—Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Thousands of Los Angeles Unified teachers, staff and administrators rallied Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles as union leaders moved towards a strike, escalating pressure on the district after nearly a year of contract negotiations.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026
Amazon’s stock has rallied since the attacks on its Gulf assets, with analysts suggesting enterprises will stop relying on a single location for data deployment and that, in turn, will drive up cloud revenues as companies are forced to pay for more storage, according to TechPolicy Press.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
As the officers involved pursued legal action, bringing more attention to the videos, commenters on the videos rallied in support of Afroman.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
And then Venezuela rallied in the top of the ninth and Palencia closed it with a shutout bottom of the ninth.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Torrey Pines High School graduate Ruby Julien-Newsom, a true freshman at Kings University in Tennessee, lost her first match at 138, but rallied back to battle for a medal with three straight victories.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Grace VanSlooten and Kennedy Blair each scored 18 points, and Michigan State rallied in the second half to beat Colorado State 65-62 in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Friday night.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
The Lady Vols rallied to trail by just seven after the opening quarter, but fell behind 40-29 after two quarters.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Some of its members have rallied under the screwy rap banner Chugg, which came from affiliates Cash300 and Onemillionkisses’ birthdays in 2023, when the crew was watching the YouTuber BadlandsChugs, who won a Guinness World Record for downing a liter of Mountain Dew in six seconds.
—Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Thousands of Los Angeles Unified teachers, staff and administrators rallied Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles as union leaders moved towards a strike, escalating pressure on the district after nearly a year of contract negotiations.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026
Amazon’s stock has rallied since the attacks on its Gulf assets, with analysts suggesting enterprises will stop relying on a single location for data deployment and that, in turn, will drive up cloud revenues as companies are forced to pay for more storage, according to TechPolicy Press.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
As the officers involved pursued legal action, bringing more attention to the videos, commenters on the videos rallied in support of Afroman.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
And then Venezuela rallied in the top of the ninth and Palencia closed it with a shutout bottom of the ninth.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Torrey Pines High School graduate Ruby Julien-Newsom, a true freshman at Kings University in Tennessee, lost her first match at 138, but rallied back to battle for a medal with three straight victories.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Rallied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rallied. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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