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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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as in organizes
to assemble and make ready for action
rallied the Red Cross workers to deal with the devastating earthquake
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as in recovers
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 rebounds
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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Recent Examples of rallies
Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Premarket rallies included chipmakers like Micron and TSMC, along with Alphabet and Tesla, among the Magnificent Seven.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Hanson cited the large rallies hosted by Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA as examples of this movement.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum has continued to organize rallies in Tel Aviv and elsewhere across Israel calling for the release of the remaining deceased hostages.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The act became a regular feature of her rallies in the campaign’s final weeks.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
Election Day 2025 is nearly here, with Trump on Monday night scheduled to phone into rallies of voters in the two gubernatorial contests that will test his influence nine months into his second term.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
There have been anti-China rallies in downtown Seoul in recent months, where protesters chanted racist slurs and made unsubstantiated claims of Chinese inference in South Korean politics.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
After huge rallies or selloffs, it’s often pointed out that the stock market is not the economy, or that Wall Street is not Main Street.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Boston is no stranger to No Kings rallies.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
But just on this notion that these are hate America rallies.
—ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
The rapper, hip-hop icon and business mogul has teamed with GLAAD to back Spirit Day, an annual initiative that rallies thousands of celebrities, influential voices, media outlets, studios, brands, corporations, sports teams, tech leaders and more to wear purple and show support for LGBTQ youth.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Yet, the community rallies and moves heaven and earth to find a missing white woman.
—Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
As the entertainment community rallies behind Jimmy Kimmel in the wake of ABC’s sudden yanking of his late-night show at the behest of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, pressing questions remain about his immediate future on the network.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
That keeps dilution low at the start, but if the stock rallies, the share count expands on conversion—once again, diluting investors.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Determined to prove themselves, Torrance rallies her team to create an original routine and face the Clovers in the national championships.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
Two planes full of Administration officials, practically the entire Cabinet, had come from Washington for the funeral, as had a cross-section of the wider MAGA universe—from Tucker Carlson to the guy who shows up at rallies dressed as the border wall.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Premarket rallies included chipmakers like Micron and TSMC, along with Alphabet and Tesla, among the Magnificent Seven.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Hanson cited the large rallies hosted by Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA as examples of this movement.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum has continued to organize rallies in Tel Aviv and elsewhere across Israel calling for the release of the remaining deceased hostages.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The act became a regular feature of her rallies in the campaign’s final weeks.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
Election Day 2025 is nearly here, with Trump on Monday night scheduled to phone into rallies of voters in the two gubernatorial contests that will test his influence nine months into his second term.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
There have been anti-China rallies in downtown Seoul in recent months, where protesters chanted racist slurs and made unsubstantiated claims of Chinese inference in South Korean politics.
—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
After huge rallies or selloffs, it’s often pointed out that the stock market is not the economy, or that Wall Street is not Main Street.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
Together, the building rallies for a joyful Christmas Eve—showing that holiday spirit, new memories, and maybe even new love are made by those bold enough to keep traditions alive.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Boston is no stranger to No Kings rallies.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
But just on this notion that these are hate America rallies.
—ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
The rapper, hip-hop icon and business mogul has teamed with GLAAD to back Spirit Day, an annual initiative that rallies thousands of celebrities, influential voices, media outlets, studios, brands, corporations, sports teams, tech leaders and more to wear purple and show support for LGBTQ youth.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Yet, the community rallies and moves heaven and earth to find a missing white woman.
—Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
As the entertainment community rallies behind Jimmy Kimmel in the wake of ABC’s sudden yanking of his late-night show at the behest of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, pressing questions remain about his immediate future on the network.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
That keeps dilution low at the start, but if the stock rallies, the share count expands on conversion—once again, diluting investors.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Determined to prove themselves, Torrance rallies her team to create an original routine and face the Clovers in the national championships.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rallies
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Most of these cases weren’t single-day mobilizations, but sustained protests in public spaces.—
Michael Shank,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The mass mobilizations for Palestine have been among the largest in history.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Row between stores The backlash towards Shein has extended beyond demonstrations on the street and government probes.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Those demonstrations suggest incremental competence in manipulation and perception, rather than the extreme agility emphasized by Atlas.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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He is accused of kidnapping activists during the 1998 mass protests that led to Suharto’s downfall.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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China expresses strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition, and has lodged stern representations and strong protests with the Japanese side.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Rallies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rallies. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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