pep rally
noun
US
: an event before a school sports event that is meant to get students and fans excited and to encourage the team to win
also
: a similar event in which speakers try to get a group of people excited and enthusiastic about something
The mayor gave an inspiring speech at the party's pep rally.
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President Trump’s keynote this week at a Saudi sovereign wealth fund’s conference in Miami Beach might have seemed like another jubilant pep rally attended by adoring fans and key lieutenants.
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Rob Copeland, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
At a pep rally, white students wearing Confederate flag and swastika pins and other racist symbols were involved in physical fights with black Merrillville students.
—Dr. Tony Lux, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The pep rally will include the schools' marching bands, cheerleaders, plus live music.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
In a race that has been marked more by the similarity of the front-runners — Ben from Wisconsin and Ken from Minnesota — than any serious clash over vision or ideology, this felt more like a gentle pep rally than soul-searching at the crossroads.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2025
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Rob Copeland, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
At a pep rally, white students wearing Confederate flag and swastika pins and other racist symbols were involved in physical fights with black Merrillville students.
—Dr. Tony Lux, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The pep rally will include the schools' marching bands, cheerleaders, plus live music.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
In a race that has been marked more by the similarity of the front-runners — Ben from Wisconsin and Ken from Minnesota — than any serious clash over vision or ideology, this felt more like a gentle pep rally than soul-searching at the crossroads.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Pep rally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pep%20rally. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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