pep rally

noun

US
: an event before a school sports event that is meant to get students and fans excited and to encourage the team to win
also : a similar event in which speakers try to get a group of people excited and enthusiastic about something
The mayor gave an inspiring speech at the party's pep rally.

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And the school held a grade-level pep rally to go over the new rules again, and give students a deeper explanation of the reasoning behind the new policy. Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025 Despite triple-digit temperatures, a few hundred students poured in to join a pep rally, dancing and swaying along to the music. Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2024 The Bee Cave threat posted Friday on the social media app Snapchat threatened a school shooting during a pep rally scheduled that day. Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Oct. 2024 The band recently had a performance in an all-school pep rally, and Elizabeth functioned as the conductor. Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pep rally 

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“Pep rally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pep%20rally. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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