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 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 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
Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
After hours of noisy rallying, the hotel staff asked the feds to pack up their things and go, according to Gordo.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Brett Samuels, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
Allies credited Vance with rallying support behind Pete Hegseth when his nomination to lead the Pentagon was teetering.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The title game went back and forth, Xaverian rallying to take a 9-5 lead only to watch the Pioneers rally with four runs to tie the game, setting up the wild finish.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
After hours of noisy rallying, the hotel staff asked the feds to pack up their things and go, according to Gordo.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Verb
Allies credited Vance with rallying support behind Pete Hegseth when his nomination to lead the Pentagon was teetering.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
Allies credited Vance with rallying support behind Pete Hegseth when his nomination to lead the Pentagon was teetering.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rallying
Noun
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Legal experts said Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard over the objections of a state’s governor was highly unusual, and based on laws whose language could be interpreted in different ways.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2025
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The state's lawsuit also lambasts Trump for bypassing the governor and local leaders who objected to the mobilization of the National Guard and active duty Marines.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The rally was part of William Barber’s Moral Monday movement to condemn the debt reconciliation bill.—
Abigail Pender,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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Trump's second term is full of reminders of the would-be assassin who shot the Republican in Butler, Pennsylvania, one year ago, killing a supporter at the rally before a Secret Service sniper shot and killed the gunman.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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Teaming up with Rebels like the enigmatic Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) and the sarcastic droid K-2SO (Alan Tudyk), Jyn’s quest for salvation and redemption runs right up to the beginning of the original film, Star Wars: A New Hope.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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Mamdani joined her for a sarcastic infomercial on her account, criticizing Mayor Adams’ record.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Other jurors appeared curious and quizzical, some looking at Cassie or jotting notes.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Team owner Shad Khan looked up with a quizzical expression.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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