Rally
noun
A large meeting of people who support a particular idea or person.
The president held a political rally to discuss his plans for the future.
Often appears as...
- political rally
- protest rally
verb
To come together to support an idea or person, or bring people together for this reason.
All his friends rallied around him when he was going through a tough time.
Often appears as...
- rally around
- rally behind
verb
To recover or improve after a difficult situation or illness.
The team rallied to score three goals in the final quarter of the game.
Often appears as...
- rally from
- rally against
noun
A competition in which cars are driven very fast over public roads and rough ground.
He is a professional rally driver.
Often appears as...
- car rally
- rally driver
noun
A large meeting of people who support a particular idea or person.
The president held a political rally to discuss his plans for the future.
Often appears as...
- political rally
- protest rally
verb
To come together to support an idea or person, or bring people together for this reason.
All his friends rallied around him when he was going through a tough time.
Often appears as...
- rally around
- rally behind
verb
To recover or improve after a difficult situation or illness.
The team rallied to score three goals in the final quarter of the game.
Often appears as...
- rally from
- rally against
noun
A competition in which cars are driven very fast over public roads and rough ground.
He is a professional rally driver.
Often appears as...
- car rally
- rally driver
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotive Language
Rallies often involve passionate speech to inspire action or show unity.
The speaker's words at the rally stirred the crowd.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Spaces
Rallies usually occur in public areas like parks or streets to attract attention.
Thousands gathered at the park for the climate change rally.
Pro Tip 3/3Signs and Chants
Participants often carry signs or chant together to express their shared beliefs.
The rally was filled with chants for peace and justice.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotive Language
Rallies often involve passionate speech to inspire action or show unity.
The speaker's words at the rally stirred the crowd.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Spaces
Rallies usually occur in public areas like parks or streets to attract attention.
Thousands gathered at the park for the climate change rally.
Pro Tip 3/3Signs and Chants
Participants often carry signs or chant together to express their shared beliefs.
The rally was filled with chants for peace and justice.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotive Language
Rallies often involve passionate speech to inspire action or show unity.
The speaker's words at the rally stirred the crowd.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Spaces
Rallies usually occur in public areas like parks or streets to attract attention.
Thousands gathered at the park for the climate change rally.
Pro Tip 3/3Signs and Chants
Participants often carry signs or chant together to express their shared beliefs.
The rally was filled with chants for peace and justice.
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Catching up with...
conversation with him and I said you know how on earth did you do that and he said I try and I made it and that became the rallying cry of the conference frankly well so here we are ten years on you know Williams actually here and I don't know I think we should probably invite him and see if anything happened
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What makes muscles grow?...
The bigger the challenge becomes, the bigger the brain's signal grows, and the more motor units it rallies to help you achieve your task. But what if the door is made of solid iron? At this point, your arm muscles alone won't be able to generate enough tension to pull it open,
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Why city flags may be...
its public transit, its parks, its signage. It might seem frivolous, but it's not. Often when city leaders say, "We have more important things to do than worry about a city flag," my response is, "If you had a great city flag, you would have a banner for people to rally under
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How to use rhetoric to...
And finally, pathos appeals to emotion, and in our age of mass media, it's often the most effective mode. Pathos is neither inherently good nor bad, but it may be irrational and unpredictable. It can just as easily rally people for peace
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Hackers: the internet's...
can rally the masses from the keyboards to the streets, and it laid the foundations for dozens of future operations against perceived injustices to their online and offline world. Since then, they've gone after many targets.
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We're building a...
to study as a scholar the movement supporting him. I study social movements, so I was studying it, too. And then I wanted to write something about one of his rallies, so I watched it a few times on YouTube.
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What does it mean to be...
It felt like -- It felt like this incredible validation. By rallying citizens together, we helped persuade our government to do the unthinkable, and act to fix a problem miles outside of our borders.
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Floods 101 PIPE National...
with the full brunt of the Mississippi two-thirds of all the levees were breached though towns rallied to protect their lives and livelihoods the damage was still immense over ten billion
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See the Sparks That Set...
the point of the rally is to number one protect this statue because this statue is one of many statues that are in honor of the history of
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Ferocious Hornet Moments...
more hornets join the attack the hornets emit a chemical rallying cry
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Catching up with...
conversation with him and I said you know how on earth did you do that and he said I try and I made it and that became the rallying cry of the conference frankly well so here we are ten years on you know Williams actually here and I don't know I think we should probably invite him and see if anything happened
Video examples
What makes muscles grow?...
The bigger the challenge becomes, the bigger the brain's signal grows, and the more motor units it rallies to help you achieve your task. But what if the door is made of solid iron? At this point, your arm muscles alone won't be able to generate enough tension to pull it open,
Video examples
Why city flags may be...
its public transit, its parks, its signage. It might seem frivolous, but it's not. Often when city leaders say, "We have more important things to do than worry about a city flag," my response is, "If you had a great city flag, you would have a banner for people to rally under
Video examples
How to use rhetoric to...
And finally, pathos appeals to emotion, and in our age of mass media, it's often the most effective mode. Pathos is neither inherently good nor bad, but it may be irrational and unpredictable. It can just as easily rally people for peace
Video examples
Hackers: the internet's...
can rally the masses from the keyboards to the streets, and it laid the foundations for dozens of future operations against perceived injustices to their online and offline world. Since then, they've gone after many targets.
Video examples
We're building a...
to study as a scholar the movement supporting him. I study social movements, so I was studying it, too. And then I wanted to write something about one of his rallies, so I watched it a few times on YouTube.
Video examples
What does it mean to be...
It felt like -- It felt like this incredible validation. By rallying citizens together, we helped persuade our government to do the unthinkable, and act to fix a problem miles outside of our borders.
Video examples
Floods 101 PIPE National...
with the full brunt of the Mississippi two-thirds of all the levees were breached though towns rallied to protect their lives and livelihoods the damage was still immense over ten billion
Video examples
See the Sparks That Set...
the point of the rally is to number one protect this statue because this statue is one of many statues that are in honor of the history of
Video examples
Ferocious Hornet Moments...
more hornets join the attack the hornets emit a chemical rallying cry
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Jerry West
American Businessman
Anything you can do to help someone, I just think it's so important because there's a lot of kids that look up athletes of all size and shapes in a lot of different fields, not necessarily in the basketball field. They get involved emotionally with those people because there's something about certain athletes that people rally around.
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Henry Louis Gates
American Critic
The sad truth is that the civil rights movement cannot be reborn until we identify the causes of black suffering, some of them self-inflicted. Why can't black leaders organize rallies around responsible sexuality, birth within marriage, parents reading to their children and students staying in school and doing homework?
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Julian Castro
American Politician
Even though I grew up and I didn't always like getting dragged to the meetings or the rallies or the speeches, I developed a very strong respect for participating in a democratic process.
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Jessica Lynch
American Soldier
I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspired our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps there was some good.
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Helen Wills Moody
American Athlete
I love the feel of hitting the ball hard, the pleasure of a rally. It is these things that make tennis the delightful game that it is.
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Kirron Kher
Indian Actress
My life was taken up by road shows, election rallies and campaign speeches. I was clocking four to five hours of sleep every day.
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Rosalind Wiseman
American Educator
Communicating a passionate response to world events is no longer limited to protests and rallies.
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Charlie Dent
American Politician
When you show up at a rally supporting a bill, you are supporting the bill.
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Garbine Muguruza
Spanish Athlete
I'm not afraid to do long rallies. I like that.
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Robert Kubica
Polish Driver
Every single rally is a different character.
Quote examples
Jerry West
American Businessman
Anything you can do to help someone, I just think it's so important because there's a lot of kids that look up athletes of all size and shapes in a lot of different fields, not necessarily in the basketball field. They get involved emotionally with those people because there's something about certain athletes that people rally around.
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Henry Louis Gates
American Critic
The sad truth is that the civil rights movement cannot be reborn until we identify the causes of black suffering, some of them self-inflicted. Why can't black leaders organize rallies around responsible sexuality, birth within marriage, parents reading to their children and students staying in school and doing homework?
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Julian Castro
American Politician
Even though I grew up and I didn't always like getting dragged to the meetings or the rallies or the speeches, I developed a very strong respect for participating in a democratic process.
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Jessica Lynch
American Soldier
I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspired our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps there was some good.
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Helen Wills Moody
American Athlete
I love the feel of hitting the ball hard, the pleasure of a rally. It is these things that make tennis the delightful game that it is.
Quote examples
Kirron Kher
Indian Actress
My life was taken up by road shows, election rallies and campaign speeches. I was clocking four to five hours of sleep every day.
Quote examples
Rosalind Wiseman
American Educator
Communicating a passionate response to world events is no longer limited to protests and rallies.
Quote examples
Charlie Dent
American Politician
When you show up at a rally supporting a bill, you are supporting the bill.
Quote examples
Garbine Muguruza
Spanish Athlete
I'm not afraid to do long rallies. I like that.
Quote examples
Robert Kubica
Polish Driver
Every single rally is a different character.
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