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
Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
The incident sparked intense debate across social platforms, some rallying behind Lowry's integrity, others defending the rules committee's precision.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 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
Others are emerging from the nightmare with the support of a community rallying to clean up the devastation on their own.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
The incident sparked intense debate across social platforms, some rallying behind Lowry's integrity, others defending the rules committee's precision.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 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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The legal complaint does not implicate Trump’s other recent efforts to police the city, including the mobilization of 800 National Guard troops and surging federal law enforcement officers to patrol the city.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
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Activation of the protein leads to rapid mobilization of immune cells, including gd T cells, monocytes and neutrophils, which induce inflammation.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Getty Images Only one week into the 2025 U.S. Open Women’s Singles, fans worldwide are watching every serve, rally, and tiebreak.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Sharpton timed the rally to the anniversary of the 1963 Civil Rights-era March on Washington.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Althoff’s sarcastic deadpan humor, beguiling personality and awkward line of questioning led her to interviews with Drake, Tyga, Lil Yachty, Rubi Rose, Nick Cannon and Mark Cuban.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
22 Aug. 2025
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For his part, Newsom says the aggressive and sarcastic tone of his social media posts represents the new reality Democrats face during Trump’s second term.—
Mark Joyella,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Fed chair shot Trump a quizzical look that appeared both aghast and confused.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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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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“Rallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rallying. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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