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.

Examples of rally around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As such, Mission 21 and Mission 1 were about setting clear targets and focusing minds and strategies; something to rally around. —Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025

To avoid this, the rebels must rally around a new sacred value: the formation of a fair and stable government. —Nafees Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2025

As these examples illustrate, kindness initiatives can create communities among both givers and recipients, helping to transform what starts as a relatively simple act into a larger cause that others can rally around. —Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025

Parsons and Lamb remained the league's top players in their positions, but the team didn't rally around them. —Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for rally around

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• earthbound
• eastbound
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• fairground
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