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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Business looks at the state of things on the Hill and in presidential politics and sees more land mines than viable immigration reforms to rally around. —

Eli Hager, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2024 With all of that as a backdrop, Daboll needed his players to rally around him. —

Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 There’s unresolved trauma, there’s a man whose methods may be unconventional, but his heart is in the right place, and there’s a group of people willing to rally around this guy. —

Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024 Carlson spoke to Bannon about what Trump will do and who will rally around him if either side contests the 2024 election results. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rally around