as in demonstration
a mass meeting for the purpose of displaying or arousing support for a cause or person
a demo to support the Prime Minister
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Recent Examples of demo
All that matters is whether Dance Mom, a character designed in a lab to be a depressing punchline, pulls in just enough of the always-online demo to boost their numbers among younger viewers.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 May 2025
Publishers would play me their latest and greatest songs, and somebody played me a Chris demo.
—Deborah Evans Price, Billboard, 29 May 2025
Average deliveries in the dollar demo were down 13% versus the year-ago 477,777 and fell nearly a quarter compared to 2022-23 levels (544,573).
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
In the demo, the Pro Max 18 Plus dynamically generated an animation using Python in response to my straightforward user prompt.
—Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 28 May 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 May 2025
Publishers would play me their latest and greatest songs, and somebody played me a Chris demo.
—Deborah Evans Price, Billboard, 29 May 2025
Average deliveries in the dollar demo were down 13% versus the year-ago 477,777 and fell nearly a quarter compared to 2022-23 levels (544,573).
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
In the demo, the Pro Max 18 Plus dynamically generated an animation using Python in response to my straightforward user prompt.
—Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demo
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Anti-Musk sentiment spilled onto sidewalks outside of Tesla showrooms with 60 demonstrations scheduled Saturday in cities such as Delray Beach, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky; and Decatur, Georgia, as part of the Tesla Takedown movement, which began in mid-February amid Musk’s role with DOGE.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Dozens of demonstrations are planned in California for No Kings Day June 14.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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More than 1,000 people gathered under gray skies Sunday morning at the Lincoln Memorial for a rally that will lead into a protest march, as the community gathers its strength for a looming fight under President Trump’s second administration.—
Christine Fernando,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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The trauma of that day continued to reverberate in Jewish communities across the globe, recently reignited by a violent terror attack at a sister rally in Boulder, Colorado.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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