: 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
Examples of rallying in a Sentence
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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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
Democrats have seemed increasingly panicked, bruised by infighting and wary of what might come next — whether that is Biden rallying again or finally relinquishing power.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
Stock market reaction was mixed, with early enthusiasm rallying shares more than 7% to a five-month high of $12.26.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2024
Quite the rallying speech, no? DRAGON MOM AND DRAGON DAD REUNITE | OK, back to Rhaenyra and Daemon.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Aug. 2024
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Noun
It’s been a choppy session for stocks, with Treasury yields falling and oil rallying.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
Democrats have seemed increasingly panicked, bruised by infighting and wary of what might come next — whether that is Biden rallying again or finally relinquishing power.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
Stock market reaction was mixed, with early enthusiasm rallying shares more than 7% to a five-month high of $12.26.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2024
Quite the rallying speech, no? DRAGON MOM AND DRAGON DAD REUNITE | OK, back to Rhaenyra and Daemon.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Aug. 2024
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“Rallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rallying. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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