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as in mobilized
to assemble and make ready for action
rallied the Red Cross workers to deal with the devastating earthquake
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as in recovered
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
despite the best care that medicine could provide, the elderly woman never really rallied from her fractured hip
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as in rebounded
to regain a former or normal state
after wavering a moment on the balance beam, she quickly rallied and finished with a fine dismount
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as in teased
to make fun of in a good-natured way
his friends rallied him for missing an easy putt
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Recent Examples of rallied
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of protesters rallied across Colorado on Saturday in solidarity with Renee Nicole Good, the woman who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Chants of peace rang out around the California Capitol Sunday as hundreds of people rallied in support of Cambodia amid tensions with neighboring country Thailand.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
After allowing 21 first-half points, the Chicago Bears defense buckled down against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday, and the offense rallied for a 31-27 playoff victory.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
This defiance has rallied Danes behind her, though critics have questioned her ability to defend the homeland.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
In the wake of Good’s death, Minneapolis residents have rallied to mourn her and protest ICE’s presence in the city.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 11 Jan. 2026
Men’s basketball Bol Dengdit scored 17 points and Leo Beath and Tom Beattie each scored 11 as the Tritons (13-4, 3-2) rallied in the second half to defeat UC Riverside (6-11, 1-4) 69-66 in Riverside.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Akamai Technologies — The cloud security stock rallied 11% on better-than-expected third-quarter earnings .
—Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
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The cameras were on and the mic was hot when Johnson rallied his team in the locker room following a 31-27 comeback victory.
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“Rallied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rallied. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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