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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An estimated 100,000 people rally around South Korea's parliament in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 7, 2024, awaiting an anticipated vote on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. —

Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024 Critics like Dennis Kelleher of the advocacy group Better Markets are concerned the latest rally around crypto could create a short-term boom over the next couple of years but could lead to a catastrophic financial crisis. —

Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024 Its most recent announcements rally around the key themes of infrastructure flexibility, ecosystem integration, and sustainability. —

Steve McDowell, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 Business looks at the state of things on the Hill and in presidential politics and sees more land mines than viable immigration reforms to rally around. —

Eli Hager, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rally around