as in mobilization
an act of gathering forces together to renew or attempt an effort
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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as in joking
marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing
he took his friends' rallying remarks about his girlfriend good-naturedly
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as in mobilizing
to assemble and make ready for action
rallied the Red Cross workers to deal with the devastating earthquake
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as in recovering
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 rebounding
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 teasing
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 rallying
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Beyond a few rallying speeches in presidential election years, Obama appeared to have put his political days very much behind him.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Ever the fighter, Cuomo refused to drop out of the mayoral race after losing the primary, electing to run as a third party candidate in the hopes of rallying support from voters who saw Mamdani as too untested and too far left to govern effectively.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Alpine fizzled out in the ‘90s, so the A110 is a reboot to France’s great sports car marque, with legendary campaigns in endurance racing and rallying.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Beyond a few rallying speeches in presidential election years, Obama appeared to have put his political days very much behind him.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
Mamdani’s unlikely rise gives credence to Democrats who have urged the party to embrace more progressive candidates instead of rallying behind centrists in hopes of winning back swing voters who have abandoned the party.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Ever the fighter, Cuomo refused to drop out of the mayoral race after losing the primary, electing to run as a third party candidate in the hopes of rallying support from voters who saw Mamdani as too untested and too far left to govern effectively.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rallying
Noun
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Trump has confirmed what could be one of the largest mobilization strategies for the party-- a 'midterm convention' ahead of the 2026 races.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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That old story survived the reevaluation of war that took place during the Enlightenment; the transformation of the modern battlefield by mass mobilization and factory-scale killing in the twentieth century; and now, the separation between killer and target facilitated by technology.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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More than a month after one of its professors was arrested on charges of violent felonies at an anti-ICE rally, an elite private university has refused to say whether the academic has been punished.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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To get a sense of his whole deal, look no further than the half-mocking, half-earnest title of his latest album, Country!—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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The Marriage Story star first appeared as a child in an uncredited role in the Scorsese film — Ladd's first taste of major acclaim as the sarcastic waitress Flo.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Nov. 2025
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The kicking game was so bad that Freeman sounded like Brian Kelly at his sarcastic best when asked about Noah Burnette, Erik Schmidt and Marcello Diomede combining to miss two extra points and one field goal.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Aikman appeared to be a bit quizzical.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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In a YouTube video, the robot’s head glances around with a quizzical expression and blinks in a way that is eerily lifelike.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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