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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
Will Clark, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 Markets have rallied in recent days amid hopes of a de-escalation in hostilities across multiple fronts, with equities rebounding back to pre-conflict levels. —Hugh Leask, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026 Houston coach Ime Udoka rallied the likes of Durant, Alperen Şengün, Amen Thompson and others together for an eight-game winning streak just before the regular season ended. —Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 Oil prices tumbled and stock markets rallied on the announcement the strait was open for commercial ships. —Npr Staff, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026 Stocks rallied on Friday amid hopes for an end to the conflict in the Middle East. —Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Riley Greene doubled home two runs to tie the score with two outs in the ninth inning, and Colt Keith followed with the winning single as the streaking Detroit Tigers rallied past the Kansas City Royals 10-9 on Thursday in a wild game delayed twice by rain. —ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026 Wednesday night, however, Leonard was held scoreless in the fourth quarter until the final seconds as the Warriors rallied. —Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Down four runs at home Wednesday afternoon to visiting Steele Canyon, Helix rallied for an 8-6 win, running its record to 13-1. —Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Stocks also rallied on the news, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both closed at record highs, their third straight record closes in a row. —Will Clark, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 Markets have rallied in recent days amid hopes of a de-escalation in hostilities across multiple fronts, with equities rebounding back to pre-conflict levels. —Hugh Leask, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026 Houston coach Ime Udoka rallied the likes of Durant, Alperen Şengün, Amen Thompson and others together for an eight-game winning streak just before the regular season ended. —Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 Oil prices tumbled and stock markets rallied on the announcement the strait was open for commercial ships. —Npr Staff, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026 Stocks rallied on Friday amid hopes for an end to the conflict in the Middle East. —Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Riley Greene doubled home two runs to tie the score with two outs in the ninth inning, and Colt Keith followed with the winning single as the streaking Detroit Tigers rallied past the Kansas City Royals 10-9 on Thursday in a wild game delayed twice by rain. —ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026 Wednesday night, however, Leonard was held scoreless in the fourth quarter until the final seconds as the Warriors rallied. —Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Down four runs at home Wednesday afternoon to visiting Steele Canyon, Helix rallied for an 8-6 win, running its record to 13-1. —Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Rallied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/rallied. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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