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verb (1)

past tense of rally
1
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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2
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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3
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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rallied

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verb (2)

past tense of rally
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
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Thousands rallied in New Delhi, waving Indian flags and demanding the resignation of election chief Gyanesh Kumar as protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government intensify. — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Before the hearing began, several dozen people rallied outside the courthouse to oppose the continuing presence of the military in the city. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026 Vinícius, who hasn’t scored for Madrid since August, was replaced in the 59th minute of Madrid's victory before the team rallied from 3-1 down. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 The index got a boost as investors bought the dip on some beleaguered names and software stocks rallied. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 The Covelli Centre, where Trump had rallied before, was a bit more than half-full when the president got onstage. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The Cardinals overcame a 2-0 deficit to beat the Dodgers, 4-2, in the NLCS, while the Royals rallied from 2-0 down to defeat the Blue Jays, 4-3, in the ALCS. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Both stocks have rallied in 2026, with Dell up more than 350% and HPE rising 185%, but analysts at the bank are doubtful these rallies can be sustained much longer. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 Bryan Rust, Tommy Novak and Nick Robertson scored for the Penguins, who nearly rallied from a 4-1 second-period deficit. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rallied
  1. mobilized
  2. recovered
  3. rebounded
  4. teased
  5. organized
  6. improved
  7. kidded
  8. summoned
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  • Volunteers had mobilized across Yellowstone since September and posted flyers in search of the dog, named Luna, described as a white Jack Russell and Chihuahua mix.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • When plans were made for a visit to Japan by President Eisenhower in 1960—it was eventually called off—there weren’t enough policemen to guard his route into Tokyo, so the yakuza were mobilized to help.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of mobilized
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  • The investigation resulted in a 2022 FBI search of Mar-a-Lago that recovered classified records, and a federal indictment in Florida charged Trump with dozens of felony counts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • According to a criminal complaint, knives recovered by investigators on scene did not match knives belonging to the resort.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of recovered
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  • And the Brewers rebounded from being swept last year by the Dodgers in the NLCS, to put together a more complete team that not only could win 103 games in the regular season, but also sustain a deep postseason run.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Bearcats rebounded with a 45-7 win over Arlington Bowie last week after losing to Arlington Martin.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of rebounded
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  • When appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, the Canadian pop singer teased the single.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Phillip Gong Gong, my grandfather, teased her, chewing the gristly meat and semi-raw cabbage chunks.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of teased
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  • The event was part of LA Tech Week, a citywide event organized by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • First, is the human superior colliculus organized the way animal studies suggest, with vision concentrated in its upper layers and touch in its deeper layers?
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of organized
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  • Holden’s ear for beats has steadily improved to fit his breakneck delivery since 2022, peaking with 2025’s Mulberry Silk Road, which was primarily laced by German producer 2000 Souls and executive-produced by Marciano.
    — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In the best-case scenario, those flaws can be worked through and improved upon as the Leafs settle in and get used to new systems and new teammates.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of improved
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  • Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.
    — Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of kidded
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  • Video footage of that night was captured by Lopez’s younger sister, who was outside with her brother smoking on the front lawn of their parents’ home when the two officers arrived and summoned Lopez out into the street, according to Kremer.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • When Georg discards the item and it is found by the police, Fritz is summoned to Westhofen to identify it.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of summoned

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