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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That meant stepping out of his comfort zone to articulate a bold vision, engage skeptical stakeholders and develop a strategy others could rally around.
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Alba Contreras Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Users seemed to rally around Boisson, calling out Dart’s unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The principle of judicial independence is one that everyone can and should rally around.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Such comments had already made Ukrainians rally around Zelenskyy, who has a healthy 63% approval rating, according to the latest polls.
—Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
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Alba Contreras Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Users seemed to rally around Boisson, calling out Dart’s unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The principle of judicial independence is one that everyone can and should rally around.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Such comments had already made Ukrainians rally around Zelenskyy, who has a healthy 63% approval rating, according to the latest polls.
—Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rally around
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“Rally around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rally%20around. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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