rallies 1 of 3

plural of rally
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as in mobilizations
an act of gathering forces together to renew or attempt an effort in a last-minute rally the Confederates at Bull Run were able to turn a near defeat into an upset victory

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as in demonstrations
a mass meeting for the purpose of displaying or arousing support for a cause or person a huge rally for the candidate on the eve of the election

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rallies

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of rally

rallies

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of rally

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Recent Examples of rallies
Noun
There have been multiple rallies and protests outside of WNBA games, including fans inside arenas holding pro-trans and anti-trans signs. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026 The campaign materials describe a strategy of synchronizing protests across continents, connecting student demonstrations, workplace actions, rallies and civil disobedience from Asia to the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 After some intense rallies at the beginning of the second set, Novak Djokovic and Alex de Minaur were suddenly shaking hands at the net. — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Micron's main memory peers, Korea's SK Hynix and Samsung, have also enjoyed breathtaking rallies during this time, vaulting into the trillion-dollar market cap club in 2026. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 There are many legitimate reasons to bash Becerra, from his refusal to participate in more debates to his paltry number of public rallies to a platform that sounds like more of what created California’s current woes. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Several of France’s influential unions joined Tuesday’s rallies, as crowds gathered in Paris, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse and other cities. — Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026 The state mandated that these policies be strengthened after large rallies and encampments protesting the ongoing war in Gaza swept through college campuses in 2024. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026 At his first post-convention rallies, Vance has never mentioned the war in Iran, or specifically talked about frustration with high gas prices. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
The student rallies, now stretching into their third week after violent clashes with police, mass school closures and thousands of arrests, are expected to resume on Thursday. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 The exploitation of racial divides, the mass rallies, the storming of the Capitol, the blurring of truth and reality, the unabashed abuse of government power to the ends of ethnic cleansing, which becomes systemic, institutionalized, and accepted. — Daniel Peña, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026 The findings are being released as the industry rallies for a new federal film and TV tax incentive bill. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 In last Friday’s episode of the Outlander prequel, written by Toni Graphia and directed by Azhur Saleem, Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) rallies the women of her clan to thwart a surprise attack on Castle Leoch. — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 And in addition to the in-person rallies, the president is doing dozens of tele-rallies, simultaneously. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026 With unwavering resolve, Salvador rallies an eclectic band of misfit street kids, led by the spirited Belén, to defy fate and protect Carmen. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 Consider how Children’s Health Defense, the organization Kennedy previously led, rallies people to its cause. — Adam Zimmerman, STAT, 11 Sep. 2026 That’s a point well taken and something everybody in life should strive for, and as such, the film rallies to inject a bit of emotion into the narrative as Jane, Coco and Sophie’s friendship with Mel reaches a breaking point. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rallies
Noun
  • Hundreds of thousands have joined daily protests against the plans, in one of the country’s largest social mobilizations since the end of Communist rule 35 years ago.
    — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
  • Nationwide mobilizations with an anchor event in Washington, DC, co-led by Get Free, Next250, and 50501.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • The demonstrations showed how protests that began at a high school in the Paris region in mid-September have grown into a nationwide movement -- the latest of many that have marked Macron's nearly decade-long tenure.
    — NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier demonstrations erupted over mismanagement of a string of public examinations, and broader youth disenchantment with the authorities.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Houston megastar’s contribution also arrives as a broad coalition of Latin artists, athletes and organizations mobilizes to support Chocó’s recovery.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Sneha Revanur, 22, of San Jose, California, is the founder and president of Encode, an organization that mobilizes youth to call for safer and more equitable artificial intelligence.
    — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The $39 million settlement recovers about 57% of those losses, according to the settlement.
    — Chase Jordan October 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Lanning said the team would be cautious as Moore recovers from the head injury.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • However, when strategies shift a brand from merely ranking to being directly cited inside generative answers, engagement rebounds dramatically, and incoming traffic carries vastly higher buyer intent that converts in far fewer touchpoints.
    — Vin Sonpal, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Withdrawing money from stocks that are declining in value leaves less runway for growth when the market eventually rebounds, leaving retirees more vulnerable to running out of money in their later years.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Pursuing big goals while parenting shows kids the value of hard work and resilience.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 15 Sep. 2026
  • What everyday skills should kids practice before the first week of school?
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Despite protests, the central government greenlit construction to relocate the base to Henoko on Okinawa's eastern coast, though the project has faced massive delays.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The production faced its own real-life protests after locals caught wind of the film’s subject matter, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • On the politics, his statement summons a legacy-killing disaster by wagering that nothing will go wrong, when something likely will go wrong during his presidency.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

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“Rallies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rallies. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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