rally around
idiom
: to join together to support (someone or something) in a difficult time or situation
We rallied around our neighbors when their house burned down.
When the town library lost its funding, the community rallied around it.
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Such comments had already made Ukrainians rally around Zelenskyy, who has a healthy 63% approval rating, according to the latest polls.
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Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
Some suggested Zelensky should consider resigning even as Ukrainians rally around him.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Especially given how a young locker room that saw so many veterans jettisoned seemed to rally around each other and rookie QB Bo Nix as the wins stacked up.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
Friends have tried to rally around her, including setting up a GoFundMe account.
—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
Some suggested Zelensky should consider resigning even as Ukrainians rally around him.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Especially given how a young locker room that saw so many veterans jettisoned seemed to rally around each other and rookie QB Bo Nix as the wins stacked up.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
Friends have tried to rally around her, including setting up a GoFundMe account.
—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Rally around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rally%20around. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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