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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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 With all of that as a backdrop, Daboll needed his players to rally around him. Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 There’s unresolved trauma, there’s a man whose methods may be unconventional, but his heart is in the right place, and there’s a group of people willing to rally around this guy. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024 Carlson spoke to Bannon about what Trump will do and who will rally around him if either side contests the 2024 election results. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 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 24 Dec. 2024.

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