band together

phrasal verb

banded together; banding together; bands together
: to form a group in order to do or achieve something
They banded together for protection.

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Friends and neighbors had banded together to cover the $150,000 Stroudwater study, but a whole new hospital was going to cost tens of millions. Megan Greenwell, The Atlantic, 9 June 2025 Those countries that share the values for which the United States once stood, but currently does not, should band together to preserve what worked best in the order Trump is intent on burying. Malcolm Turnbull, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2025 What happens when a team of former Olympians band together to fight crime? Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 City officials, a judge and even police have been forced to intercede after residents who say the self-driving cars are a nuisance have banded together against the local 56-vehicle fleet. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for band together

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“Band together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/band%20together. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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