rally for/behind
idiom
: to publicly show support for
Parents rallied for/behind the new dress code guidelines.
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In June 2024, Ingrassia appeared in the crowd at an impromptu rally for Holocaust denier and white nationalist Nick Fuentes after Fuentes was ejected from a gathering of the young conservative group Turning Point USA.
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Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 30 May 2025
Westlake scored four runs in the top of the eighth and then held off another Kennedy rally for a 7-4 victory.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
On Tuesday, with the bill passed and a veto imminent, supporters held a rally behind the governor’s mansion in Denver.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Uproar over certain policies and uncertainty surrounding which leader to rally behind within the party has frayed internal cohesion.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 30 May 2025
Westlake scored four runs in the top of the eighth and then held off another Kennedy rally for a 7-4 victory.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
On Tuesday, with the bill passed and a veto imminent, supporters held a rally behind the governor’s mansion in Denver.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Uproar over certain policies and uncertainty surrounding which leader to rally behind within the party has frayed internal cohesion.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for rally for/behind
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“Rally for/behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rally%20for%2Fbehind. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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