: the sport of driving in automobile rallies (see rally entry 2 sense 4)
rallying
2 of 2present participle of rally entry 1, rally entry 3
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Noun
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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EW.com, 10 June 2025
Now, the 33-year-old New York State Assembly member and Queens local is becoming something of a rallying figure for the city’s progressive glitterati.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 4 May 2025
The National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator of SAG-AFTRA played a key role in settling the 2023 actors strike, after months of intensive bargaining, picketing and rallying of the troops.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Investors took those comments as a big bullish signal, with stock futures rallying Wednesday morning.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Are the crowds outside the bank rallying in support of Janiyah real?
—EW.com, 10 June 2025
Now, the 33-year-old New York State Assembly member and Queens local is becoming something of a rallying figure for the city’s progressive glitterati.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 4 May 2025
The National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator of SAG-AFTRA played a key role in settling the 2023 actors strike, after months of intensive bargaining, picketing and rallying of the troops.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Investors took those comments as a big bullish signal, with stock futures rallying Wednesday morning.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rallying
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“Rallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rallying. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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