band together

verb

banded together; banding together; bands together
Synonyms of band togethernext
: to form a group in order to do or achieve something
They banded together for protection.

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Kylie is determined to reverse the curse by any means necessary, forcing Sally and Gillian to band together to keep her away from the darkness and break the spell for good. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026 The sitcom stars himself and Steve Gerben as ragtag family co-workers who have to band together after Gerben’s character, Will, inherits his dad’s auto shop. — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026 Dozens of tech companies — including Anthropic’s main competitor OpenAI — have banded together to urge Washington to shy away from curbs on open-source models. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 These concerns first surfaced in 2023 when nationalists, traders, and local activists banded together under the banner of the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee, commonly known as JAAC, to pressure Islamabad for fairer treatment. — Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for band together

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